The House of the Spirits

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well, i said it all in the summary, i simpley adore the movie and the cast...i would give each actor an Oscar...great, great movie...i'm 25 now and i watched it 4 times in different periods and i always think i won't cry and i always do, about 2 or 3 times...;) meryl s. was absolutely brilliant, jeremy irons also..just brilliant...i wish the movie received more awards... i really don't know anybody who watched it and didn't loved it... also, glenn close was fantastic... the story was beautiful and sad at the same time... i loved the fact that despite everything clara and esteban loved each other so much, and how blanca was close to her parents...

The movie shares little with the book of the same title. The overall story is similar, however; many of the key characters are missing. As a result, many of the major occurrences of the story don't even happen to the right characters, naturally you end up with a confusing story especially if you've already read the book. Overall, this is a good stand-alone movie, but if you want a great story about romance, power, and betrayal, read the book!

Creeping historical "hacienda"-ascension story full of good people playing uglier-than-fiction roles to cherry things on top of sourly majestic interior/exterior shots.

"House of the Spirits" chronicles generations of a Spanish family destroyed by tragic events. I read the book for an AP English class and then watched the movie and found many disturbing changes. The book, of course, is the better of the two due to the fact that Allende's characters are beautifully wrought. Read the book--don't watch the movie.

All this talk about this being a bad movie is nonsense. As a matter of fact this is the best movie I've ever seen. It's an excellent story and the actors in the movie are some of the best. I would not give criticism to any of the actors. That movie is the best and it will always stay that way.

This film very well represents what it is to live in Chile. I have NEVER seen any film that tells the culture and the people of the southern South-America better. This is the story Esteban, a man who gain land and fortune through hard work. He only wishes for a loving family that have what he did not when he was a child. His conservative ways adds to that struggle and creates conflict with his family. This conflict grows when one of his low-class workers falls in love with his daughter. The military coup of 1973 to bring communism down in Chile is shown. This movie is 110% recommended. It is very respectful to the book and it does an excellent directive and camera work at a spectacular location. Amazing actors, a beautiful experience, a must see!!

Could not understand why Jeremy Irons felt it necessary to exhibit a most disconcerting accent, spoken through clenched teeth,and from the back of his throat. In fact it rather spoiled the film for me, and distracted from what was probably a fine performance by him (very irritating). No other actor or actress seemed to have such a pronounced accent and whilst I have always rated Jeremy Irons as a fine actor, I would not class this film as being one of his best. The film however has whetted my appetite, as have some of the other comments made re this film, which I have found very interesting,and intend to now read the book.

"The House of the Spirits" may not be the BEST movie ever by these talented actors (Close, Streep, Irons, Ryder), but it isn't the worst movie ever. I think it was a quite decent adaptation of Allende's novel. And I would definitely recommend it to any Ryder fans.