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The House of the Spirits (1994)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:6

Rotten:7

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS is a cinematic rendering of Isabelle Allende's critically acclaimed magical-realist novel about three generations of a Chilean family. The film investigates the personal... THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS is a cinematic rendering of Isabelle Allende's critically acclaimed magical-realist novel about three generations of a Chilean family. The film investigates the personal and social upheavals that tear apart both family and country--until, in one moment of understanding, the patriarch, spurred by the diaries of his dead wife, renounces his life of power and oppression in an act of unprecedented heroism. [More]

Starring: Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Winona Ryder

Starring: Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas

Director: Bille August

Director: Bille August

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Michael Dequina
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A total misfire, from conception to execution to casting. With the exception of Banderas, all the leads are played by American and British actors.

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Derek Adams
Derek Adams
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Sterling cast, but a thoroughly mundane movie

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