FILM DIRECTOR

Víctor Erice

1940 - Today

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Víctor Erice Aras (Spanish: [ˈbiɣtoɾ eˈɾiθe]; born 30 June 1940) is a Spanish film director. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Víctor Erice has received more than 143,947 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Víctor Erice is the 244th most popular film director (up from 452nd in 2019), the 453rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 761st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Spanish Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Víctor Erices by language

Over the past year Víctor Erice has had the most page views in the with 124,283 views, followed by English (39,892), and Japanese (37,365). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (419.97%), Spanish (307.10%), and Basque (292.60%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Víctor Erice ranks 244 out of 2,041. Before him are Béla Tarr, Jafar Panahi, Michael Moore, James Ivory, Yılmaz Güney, and Bertrand Tavernier. After him are John Sturges, Lucio Fulci, Karel Zeman, G. W. Pabst, Hirokazu Kore-eda, and Tsui Hark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Víctor Erice ranks 104. Before him are Thomas A. Steitz, Joseph L. Goldstein, Sepp Piontek, Mate Boban, Frida Boccara, and Arieh Warshel. After him are Fabrizio De André, Lothar de Maizière, Vladimir Cosma, Alan Kay, Sadaharu Oh, and Saul Kripke.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Víctor Erice ranks 453 out of 3,355. Before him are María de Padilla (1334), Antonio Soler (1729), Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier (1832), Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643), García Sánchez I of Pamplona (919), and Pedro de Mendoza (1487). After him are Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona (1068), García II of Galicia (1042), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1500), Lola Flores (1923), Francesc Macià (1859), and Miguel Induráin (1964).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Spain

Among film directors born in Spain, Víctor Erice ranks 5. Before him are Luis Buñuel (1900), Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Carlos Saura (1932), and Jesús Franco (1930). After him are Bigas Luna (1946), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), Vicente Aranda (1926), Néstor Almendros (1930), Luis García Berlanga (1921), Segundo de Chomón (1871), and Fernando Trueba (1955).

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Filmography

The Spirit of the Beehive
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In 1940, in the immediate aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, a young girl living on the Castilian plain is haunted after attending a screening of James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein and hearing from her sister that the monster is not dead, instead existing as a spirit inhabiting a nearby barn.
Oct 8o 19737.6 / 10
El Sur
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A woman recalls her childhood growing up in the North of Spain, focusing on her relationship with her father.
May 18o 19837.726 / 10
Dream of Light
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Filmmaker Victor Erice follows Spanish artist Antonio Lopez in his painstaking attempt to paint the image of a tree.
Oct 1o 19926.9 / 10