The House of the Spirits
1993 film directed by Bille August
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6.9A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.
Released: 1993-10-21140 minDir: Bille AugustRomance, DramaBudget: $25.0MBox office: $6.3M
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Clara del Valle Trueba
- Glenn Close as Ferula Trueba
- Jeremy Irons as Esteban Trueba
- Winona Ryder as Blanca Trueba
- Antonio Banderas as Pedro Tercero Gareia
- Armin Mueller-Stahl as Severo del Valle
Themes
- farm
- central and south america
- farm worker
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The House of the Spirits (Danish: Åndernes hus) is a 1993 historical drama film written and directed by Bille August and starring Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas and Vanessa Redgrave. The supporting cast includes María Conchita Alonso, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Jan Niklas. Based on the 1982 novel by Isabel Allende, the film follows three generations of women from a Chilean family during the country’s military dictatorship.
Although the film won several awards in Europe, including Best Film at the Lola Awards from the German Film Academy and the Robert Award from the Danish Film Academy, in America it was regarded as a critical and commercial failure.