CRIA CUERVOS (DUAL FORMAT EDITION)

Shot in the summer of 1975 as General Franco lay dying, Saura's masterpiece takes its title from a sinister Spanish proverb: Raise ravens and they'll pluck out your eyes.

A subtle yet unmistakeable indictment of the family as a repressive force in Spanish society, Cría cuervos centres on an eight-year-old orphan (the spellbinding Ana Torrent, The Spirit of the Beehive) who believes herself to have poisoned her cold, authoritarian father (Héctor Alterio), a high-ranking military man who she blames for the death of her adored mother (Geraldine Chaplin).

One of the cinema's most hauntingly vivid depictions of a child's fantasy-imbued reality, Cría cuervos is a darkly unsettling and deeply touching film which stands as a landmark of Spanish cinema.

Special features

• Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
• On-stage interview with Carlos Saura (2012, 23 mins, DVD only)
• Original theatrical trailers
• Optional English language soundtrack
• Fully illustrated booklet featuring new essays and notes from Maria Delgado, Mar Diestro-Dópido and Michael Brooke, and full film credits

Spain | 1976 | colour | 110 minutes | Spanish language, with English subtitles | original aspect ratio 1.66:1 | Cert 12 (contains moderate sex references and disturbing scenes) | 1 x DVD9: PAL, Dolby Digital mono audio (320kbps), region 2 | 1 x BD25: 1080p, 24fps, PCM mono audio (48kHz/24-bit), Region B