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Víctor Erice

Spanish film director

5.37body-of-work score · ranked #189 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
June 30, 1940 · Karrantza Harana / Valle de Carranza
Nationality
Spain
Work
film director, screenwriter, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Víctor Erice
Hilltusk · CC BY-SA 3.0

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Spirit of the BeehiveEl espíritu de la colmenaMust-See #166

    1973 · Spain · drama, fantasy

    San Sebastián Golden Shell winner 1973 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #72 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #85

    2.949 citations
  2. 2
    Close Your EyesCerrar los ojos

    2023 · Spain / Argentina · drama

    Cahiers du Cinéma annual top 10 2023 #2 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 2024 #2 · Film Comment year-end poll 2024 #15

    1.503 citations
  3. 3
    Dream of LightEl sol del membrillo

    1992 · Spain · documentary, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1993 #5 · Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #243

    0.772 citations
  4. 4
    The SouthEl sur

    1983 · Spain / France · drama

    Criterion Collection spine #927

    0.161 citation

Complete filmography

All 9 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.