Ana runs away...
And so, why did the father not run after her?
shareI presume it wouldn't have been much of a contest.
He didn't look the most fittest and agile of men.
There may also have been a bit of shame, as she seemed to have a sense of betrayal in her eyes, stood there by the barn door.
Interesting film, though.
I saw this film on Friday 29 July 2006 on TCM. Because it played at 2am, I fell asleep when I was about to program its recording and I missed the first 50 minutes. I don´t know if that is the reason why I don´t understand when Ana writes something on a typewriter -- I wonder what and to whom? Any clues?
No, probably she was just doing homework or such or just writing a story for fun.
A true 'must see' movie this one (imo).
http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=5916931
I assume she is just playing with the typewriter, as children used to do. I can remember as a child having fun playing with the typewriter, without actually typing anything. I don't know if there is supposed to be some allegorical meaning to the scene, or if it's just another slice-of-life vignette. (I didn't understand any of the significance of the film until I watched the documentary on the DVD.)
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Look it up on the Olive Films website
www.olivefilms.com
as of today, 12/6/06, the Criterion Collection recording is going for $27.95
Criterion Collection DVDs usually have high quality transfers with good extras, like interviews, "the making of...", or other bits of interest.
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Do you know what it is so great about Criterion DVDs?http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReview/spirit%20of%20the%20beehive.htm share
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I got it from Amazon.ca. That's where I get most of my DVDs -- love that free shipping! (In your case, Amazon.com would work better...)
I see in another message you already found a source. I hope you got your copy by now, and enjoyed it! TCM is good, but a DVD is still better!!
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Yes, Amazon had the Criterion version, so that's what I got. I think all the extras make them worth the price, along with their high standards for picture and sound quality. The bonus features on this DVD set (2 discs) were quite interesting, although all in Spanish, of course!
shareI thought she might be transcribing the poem they read in class a couple of scenes back. She seemed to be reading it and mouthing the words energeticly.
shareI like Doctor-T´s interpretation about the symbolism of the scene when Ana writes on the typewriter. The excerpt is from the thread ¨what was the letter about¨, referring to the letter Ana´s mother writes to the unknown character. It could be Ana was imitating her mother when her mother writes the letter. However, if my memory doesn´t fail me , her mother writes the letter by hand, not on a typewriter.
Re: What was the letter about? *spoiler*
by Doctor-T- (Tue May 27 2008 22:57:14)
i think it was the same letter Teresa wrote and mailed at the beginning, because of the shot of her riding the bicycle to the train station to mail the letter, we see the same shot of her riding the bicycle again just before she reads and burns the letter. i think she burns it because the man she wrote it to is now dead, because it was to the man who was shot, so it can never be delivered except as to ashes. i agree it is likely that he was Ana's real father, why else would he have jumped off the train in such a deserted spot? I doubt the director selected the actors without considering the idea of a red haired man and blond woman giving birth to a dark haired girl. another set of similar shots is when we see Ana typing as her mother was, maybe it is meant to suggest they both are writing to the same man, Teresa to her lover and Ana's real father, and Ana to her fantasy of a father-figure.
Interesting interpretation, isn´t it?