In many of the films surveyed in this class, the point of view is from a child; many times, that child is a young girl. Many of these movies were made close to or after the death of the Francisco Franco and his dictatorship. That fact is something very important that I kept in mind as I watched the films. The two films that will be analyzed are “El Sur” and “El Espíriu de la Colmena” both written by Victor Erice. These two films are from the perspective of a child. This fact is important because it makes watchers realize that adults and children alike were affected by the Franco regime. “El Espíriu de la Colmena” was filmed and released in 1973. This was two years before the end of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Although it does not
