Amazon.com: The House of the Spirits is a generational tale of life among the ruling class in a South American country, as adapted from the Isabel Allende novel, but the political realities coexist very uneasily with the magical realism in this Bille August film. The star power alone (Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas, Vanessa Redgrave, and Armin Mueller-Stahl) should have cranked it up a few notches, but that's not the case. Irons is appropriately cruel as the ambitious man who achieves wealth and makes everyone around him miserable and Streep is luminous, but it's slow and ponderous all the way. --Marshall Fine
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - reconciliation and growth- the "connection between events"- that's what the movie is about
At least that's what it meant to me. Replace "South America" in all reviews by the word "Chile", because that is where the story belongs in its cut and dry facts. A wealthy family, a Shakespearean love ... Read More
Rating: - Corrections for Synopsis
Extremely Fantastic Movie! I just happened along this movie on
The IFC Channel, hate to think how many really good movies I miss and have missed.
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Rating: - AN OUTSTANDING FAMILY SAGA...
I love this movie! It has a stellar cast, who give top notch performances. How can you go wrong with Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Antonio Banderas, Winona Ryder, Vanessa Redgrave, and Armin Muehler ... Read More
Rating: - Very pleasing
Very good movies. Not as great as the actual book, as many movies made from books are.
Rating: - extremely disappointed....
I did really wanted to buy this dvd. I liked the movie when I first saw it in the movietheater. But one good habit of mine is reading the comments of other buyers. Thank you guys!!!
This STUPID idea of ... Read More
- reconciliation and growth- the "connection between events"- that's what the movie is about
- Very pleasing
- extremely disappointed....