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House of the Spirits (The)
- Director: Bille August
- Writer: Isabel Allende; Bille August
- Producer: Bernd Eichinger; Edwin Leicht
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Bille August, quite spectacularly, has made a dull epic.
It plods its way to a conclusion without resolve.
Huge names and a doleful script make House of the Spirits an appealing waste of time.
The book was epic and incomparable - this is an expensive waste of time.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Chile, second half of the 20th century. The poor Esteban marries Clara and they get a daughter, Blanca. Esteban works hard and eventually gets money to buy a hacienda, eventually to become a local patriarch. He becomes very conservative and is feared by his workers. When Blanca grows up, she falls in love with a young revolutionary, Pedro, who urges the workers to fight for socialism. It is unavoidable that Pedro and Esteban are pitted against each other. Esteban tries to stop the love affair between Pedro and his daughter by all means possible but soon Blanca becomes pregnant and has a daughter. The void between father and daughter seems unbridgeable when Blanca moves in with Pedro.
Cast & Characters
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Meryl Streep |
Clara del Valle Trueba |
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Glenn Close |
Férula Trueba |
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Jeremy Irons |
Esteban Trueba |
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Winona Ryder |
Blanca Trueba |
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Antonio Banderas |
Pedro Tercero García |
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Vanessa Redgrave |
Nívea del Valle |
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Maria Conchita Alonso |
Tránsito Soto |
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Armin Mueller-Stahl |
Severo del Valle |
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Jan Niklas |
Count Jean de Satigny |
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Sarita Choudhury |
Pancha García |
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António Assunção |
Man at Cattlemarket |
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Julie Balloo |
Young Lady |
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Frank Baker |
Intelligence Officer |
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João Cabral |
Soldier |
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Miguel Guilherme |
Soldier |