I have a lot of words to put toward El Sol Del Membrillo / The Quince Tree Sun tomorrow, but for now I just want to say that the sensitive touch and visual poetry of Victor Erice has totally captured me this year. I've had like 100+ great finds and counting, but I don't know that I'll care about any of those movies quite like I do for his three feature-length films. I even add a blue The Best category for films that I have come to cherish so much, and even though Erice is new to me, that sentiment holds true for at least one of his films...
Spirit of the Beehive
The Quince Tree Sun
El Sur
Thinking ahead - way ahead - to my May 2021 month in the film club, there's a chance you see all three there.
Now just to hunt down his shorts. If Criterion would update Spirit and add Quince Tree, they could package the shorts with them as well. One can hope!