A Casa dos Espíritos
Åndernes hus
Directed by:
Bille AugustScreenplay:
Bille AugustCinematography:
Jörgen PerssonComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas, Vanessa Redgrave, Maria Conchita Alonso, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jan Niklas (more)Plots(1)
Isabel Allende's bestselling romantic novel with dashes of politics and 'magic realism' set in Chile, is turned into an international co-production epic filmed in Portugal with an all-star cast. The story follows the lives and loves of several generations of the Trueba family: Jeremy Irons plays the head of the family, ageing thirty years in the film, and during that time having relationships with various women, including a sight-seer (Meryl Streep), and becoming an extremely right-wing politician. His daughter (Winona Ryder), meanwhile, has a passionate affair with her father's political rival (Antonio Banderas). (Arrow Films)
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A gigantic fresco that unfortunately gives the impression of antiquity. At first glance, everything is perfectly arranged, excellently acted, and aesthetically detailed, but unfortunately, there are many minor mistakes. From poor make-up effects to several unnecessarily inserted scenes that are completely irrelevant to the main plot, to an excessively slow and political final act. Nevertheless, the film is still on a high level and literally filled with emotions. The cast is truly stellar, and thanks to them, the result is relatively solid and watchable. Formally stark and somewhat poor, but painful to watch, though at times it is too long.
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