Cría Cuervos (1976)

Geraldine Chaplin: María, Ana

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• Ana : [flash forward]  The only thing I remember very clearly, is that at the time, I was convinced my father was responsible for all the sadness that embittered the last years of my mother's life. I was convinced that it was he and he alone that had caused her illness and death.

• María : What would happen if I bit your neck like this? And what if I kissed your neck? And what if I bit you again on this side? And what if I gave you a big loud kiss on the ear?

• Ana : [flash forward]  There are things I can't forget. It's unbelievable how powerful memories can be. So very, very powerful. So very powerful.

• María : Off to bed now. Give me a kiss.

  [kiss on the cheek] 

  María : Another one. Kiss me like in the movies.

  [kiss on the lips] 

  María : Now like the Eskimos.

  [rub noses] 

  María : Now kiss me...

  Ana : Like a bear!

  María : Like a bear.

  [hug] 

  María : Listen, she-bear, to bed. Come on. That's enough bears now.

• Ana : [flash forward]  I can't understand people who say that childhood is the happiest time of one's life. It certainly wasn't for me. Maybe that's why I don't believe in a childlike paradise or that children are innocent or good by nature. I remember my childhood as an interminably long and sad time filled with fear. Fear of the unknown.

• María : It's all a lie. There's nothing. Nothing. They lied to me. I'm afraid. I don't want to die. I'm afraid. I don't want to die! It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! It hurts.

• Ana : [flash forward]  Now I understand my father's fascination with that woman. Amelia was a very warm woman, affectionate and sensual. Her face lit up when she smiled. Her skin was a rich olive color that you wanted to touch.