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Goya's Ghosts

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Goya's Ghosts (2007)

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Reviews Counted:83

Fresh:24

Rotten:59

Average Rating:4.8/10

Consensus: Ornate costumes and a talented cast can't make up for Ghosts' glacial pace and confused plot.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violence, disturbing images, some sexual content and nudity

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jul 20, 2007 Limited

Box Office: $743,451

Synopsis: From two-time Academy AwardŽ winning director Milos Forman and three-time Academy AwardŽ winning producer Saul Zaentz, GOYA'S GHOSTS is a sweeping historical epic, told through the eyes of... From two-time Academy AwardŽ winning director Milos Forman and three-time Academy AwardŽ winning producer Saul Zaentz, GOYA'S GHOSTS is a sweeping historical epic, told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya (STELLAN SKARSGARD). Set against the backdrop of political turmoil at the end of the Spanish Inquisition and start of the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's army, the film captures the essence and beauty of Goya's work which is best known for both the colorful depictions of the royal court and its people, and his grim depictions of the brutality of war and life in 18th century Spain. JAVIER BARDEM is Brother Lorenzo, an enigmatic, cunning member of the Inquisition's inner circle who becomes infatuated with Goya's teenage muse, Ines (NATALIE PORTMAN), when she is falsely accused of heresy and sent to prison. The film stars an impressive ensemble cast including Bardem, Portman and Skarsgard as well as strong supporting roles from Randy Quaid, Michael Lonsdale, Jose Luis Gomez and Mabel Rivera. Directed by Milos Forman, with a screenplay by Forman and Jean-Claude Carričre (BIRTH, VALMONT), GOYA'S GHOSTS is produced by Saul Zaentz. Forman is a two-time Academy Award winner whose directing credits include ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, AMADEUS, THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, HAIR, RAGTIME, VALMONT, and MAN ON THE MOON. Saul Zaentz is a three-time Academy Award winning producer whose credits include ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, AMADEUS and THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Zaentz also received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Science (AMPAS) in 1997. -- © Samuel Goldwyn Films [More]

Starring: Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgaard, Randy Quaid

Starring: Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsgaard, Randy Quaid, Jose Luis Gomez, Michael Lonsdale

Director: Milos Forman

Director: Milos Forman
Screenwriter: Milos Forman, Jean-Claude Carriere
Producer: Saul Zaentz
Composer: Varhan Bauer
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films

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Cumbersome and often stilted, Goya's Ghosts remains a worthy drama

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
08/27/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
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Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
01/18/08
David Fear
David Fear
Time Out New York

Goya, aqui, é o coadjuvante de luxo de uma história que năo faz jus nem mesmo aos seus protagonistas.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
12/21/07
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

A storyline that turns so silly, you half-expect Mel Brooks to show up reprising his "Inquisition" musical number from History of the World Part I.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
10/10/07
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

Goya gets lost as the filmmakers turn Spanish history into a chronicle of easy contemporary targets. They don't just hit the social-political bull's-eye -- they obliterate it with a cannon and inadvertently scorch the dramatic landscape all around it.

Full Review Source: Baltimore Sun | comment Comment
09/07/07
Michael Sragow
Michael Sragow
Baltimore Sun

Captures the essence of the period -- an intriguing, backward era in Spain -- but without the emotional impact that such a film requires.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
08/24/07
Marta Barber
Marta Barber
Miami Herald

Reminds us of the wisdom behind the title of Goya's most famous etching: 'The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters.'

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
08/24/07
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

A disjointed oddity.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
08/23/07
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

Think of it as an Amadeus that doesn't work.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
08/23/07
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

Goya’s Ghosts is less about the eponymous painter than it is a gripping two-part story of politics and faith during and after the Spanish Inquisition.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment 1 Comment
08/23/07
John Thomason
John Thomason
Orlando Weekly

Goya's Ghosts is a smart, darkly funny and deeply pessimistic film. It looks good and features wonderful performances.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment 1 Comment
08/18/07
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Forman ought to have put his film to The Question a little longer before letting it loose on the world.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
08/13/07
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Goya's Ghosts has ambitious goals that it never fully attains. It proves intermittently fascinating but ultimately disappointing.

Full Review Source: KPBS.org | comment Comment
08/11/07
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

What Forman doesn't give us is drama of sure coherence or credibility, but the trappings entrance.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
08/10/07
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

Goya's Ghosts uses the lives of artists and historical figures to show us the best and the worst of our human impulses.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
08/10/07
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

It's a richly seen and felt movie, but not one with a feel-good message.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
08/09/07
Richard Nilsen
Richard Nilsen
Arizona Republic
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A modern sensibility afflicts much of the screenplay, with characters expressing thoughts and opinions for our ears rather than acting as people of that era.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
08/08/07
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
08/04/07
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

More than two decades ago, Forman gave us Amadeus, a portrait of the historical artist that both captured a time and made its people seem real and recognizable. On that second point, the new film falls far short.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
08/03/07
Marc Mohan
Marc Mohan
Oregonian

A punishing misfire.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
08/03/07
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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