The House of the Spirits (1993)
Country: GER/DK/POR
Technical: col/scope 138m
Director: Bille August
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Winona Ryder, Glenn Close, Antonio Banderas, Maria Conchita Alonso, Vanessa Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Synopsis:
From the 20s to the 70s in Chile a self-made landowner strives to hold on to what is his, both materially and personally. The prescient gifts of his wife, however, augur profounder truths.
Review:
An interesting background story of a country's political development is at times too reminiscent of Evita for comfort, and the domestic scenes early on herald a Fanny and Alexander-style quirkiness which is not sustained. The big-budget handling has a lot to answer for, where every shot, every vista, must match the cast in opulence.
Country: GER/DK/POR
Technical: col/scope 138m
Director: Bille August
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Winona Ryder, Glenn Close, Antonio Banderas, Maria Conchita Alonso, Vanessa Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Synopsis:
From the 20s to the 70s in Chile a self-made landowner strives to hold on to what is his, both materially and personally. The prescient gifts of his wife, however, augur profounder truths.
Review:
An interesting background story of a country's political development is at times too reminiscent of Evita for comfort, and the domestic scenes early on herald a Fanny and Alexander-style quirkiness which is not sustained. The big-budget handling has a lot to answer for, where every shot, every vista, must match the cast in opulence.
Country: GER/DK/POR
Technical: col/scope 138m
Director: Bille August
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Winona Ryder, Glenn Close, Antonio Banderas, Maria Conchita Alonso, Vanessa Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Synopsis:
From the 20s to the 70s in Chile a self-made landowner strives to hold on to what is his, both materially and personally. The prescient gifts of his wife, however, augur profounder truths.
Review:
An interesting background story of a country's political development is at times too reminiscent of Evita for comfort, and the domestic scenes early on herald a Fanny and Alexander-style quirkiness which is not sustained. The big-budget handling has a lot to answer for, where every shot, every vista, must match the cast in opulence.