Carlos Saura
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The story brings to mind the title of a forgotten Carlos Saura picture (Anna and the Wolves), and the fairy-tale element isn't lost on Cronenberg as he traces the emergence of a monstrous paterfamilias and the kidnapping of the child who threatens his kingdom.
Art-house hits from the 1970s like "Cría Cuervos" and "Spirit of the Beehive" told of phantasms and repression and, more recently, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro has crossed the Atlantic to make acclaimed horror-fantasies there: "The Devil's Backbone" (2001) and "Pan's Labyrinth" (2006).
Raimunda is astonished to discover her daughter, Paula (Yohana Cobo, "The 7th Day"), waiting for her at the bus stop, but turns immediately supportive and business-like when she finds out why - her husband, Paco (Antonio de la Torre, "The 7th Day"), had designs on her daughter who killed him in defense, leaving a bloody mess in mom's kitchen.
…el mejor de todos, Carlos Saura en La prima Angélica, ya que además utilizaba al mismo actor —el extraordinario José Luis López Vázquez— para todos los tiempos narrados, incluso el de la niñez…