The House of the Spirits (1993)
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Reviews Counted: 16
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 9
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Bille August directed this film version of the Isabel Allende novel, featuring a cast that includes Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, and Glenn Close. The story is a sweeping and brooding melodrama, spanning generations and filled with violence, revenge, and telekinesis. The tale begins in South America in 1926, when a young man, Esteban (Jeremy Irons), falls in love with the daughter of a rich man, Rosa Del Valle (Teri Polo). He vows to become rich enough to make her his wife and spends months of
Apr 1, 1994 Wide
Jun 19, 2001
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Cast
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Jeremy Irons
Esteban Trueba -
Meryl Streep
Clara -
Glenn Close
Ferula -
Winona Ryder
Blanca -
Antonio Banderas
Pedro -
Maria Conchita Alonso
Transito -
Vincent Gallo
Esteban Garcia -
Jan Niklas
Satigny -
Joaquín Martínez
Segundo -
Sarita Choudhury
Pancha -
Teri Polo
Rosa -
Miriam Colon
Nana -
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Severo -
Vanessa Redgrave
Nivea -
Pedro Efe
Interrogation Officer -
Denys Hawthorne
Politician -
Lone Lindorff
Maid -
Vivian Reis
Indian Girl -
Carlos Rodríguez
Postman -
Jaime Tirelli
Oliver -
Martin Umbach
TV Reporter -
Fran Fullenwider
Emer Trueba -
Miguel Guilherme
Soldier -
Steve Mason
Maestro -
Frank Baker
Intelligence Officer -
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Antonio Banderas invigorates this glum gothic family saga as a defiant young Chilean revolutionary. And without her idea for The House of The Spirits, Isabel Allende insists she would not be a writer today.
A total misfire, from conception to execution to casting. With the exception of Banderas, all the leads are played by American and British actors.
Sterling cast, but a thoroughly mundane movie
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