The House of the Spirits (1993)

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Directed by

Bille August

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Maria Conchita Alonso
Tránsito

Julie Balloo
Young Lady

Frank Baker
Intelligence Officer

Antonio Banderas
Pedro

João Cabral
Soldier

Sarita Choudhury
Pancha

Glenn Close
Ferula

Miriam Colon
Nana

Written by

Isabel Allende
novel

Bille August
writer

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An average movie

10 years, 3 months ago at Dec 22 16:49

johanlefourbe

Since there was a really good cast, I was really eager to check it out and I definitely had some pretty high expectations. Unfortunately, I thought it was one of the most misguided book adaptations I have ever seen. Indeed, this book was the debut novel by Isabel Allende and, eventually, this novel was critically acclaimed around the world, and catapulted Allende to literary stardom. However, like... read more

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Description: South America before the second world war. The poor Esteban marries Clara and they get a daughter, Blanca. Esteban works hard and eventually gets money to buy a hacienda and 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 see ... (more)

Release date: 21 October 1993
UPC: 012236121145

Tags: Drama (7), 1993 (4), 1990s (4), Politics (2), Romance (2), (2), Chile (2), Rape (2), Pregnancy (2), Based On Book (1), Earthquakes (1), Based On A Novel (1), Meryl Streep (1), HQ (1), Weddings (1), Isabel Allende (1), Jeremy Irons (1), Domestic Violence (1), Glenn Close (1), 07 (1)

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