The House of the Spirits

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Meri S. @mschroeder Mar 29 I do not understand the low critic scores for this movie. Head scratching. I do agree with some though about the casting. I read the book and would have never envisioned Anglo white women playing the part of Clara or her daughter. The setting is South America, so that casting is odd. However, the cast is all top notch. The cinematography was spectacular. The movie adaption tweaked a lot of the story to help it fit into two hours. A lot of details and main characters missing. I’d def rec the film though. See more tatjana K. @Tatjana1021 Mar 12 I’ve watched it many times and love it. A multi generation movie, filled with every emotion. See more Nina W. @Ninaxxx Mar 12 I absolutely love this movie. I do not understand the bad rating. I think it’s one of the best movies ever made. See more R T @Ericka255 Dec 12 Great film based on this fantastic novel by Isabel Allende. Of course, there is so much you can squeeze in a bit more than two hours, but the movie is GREAT. It is a classic that everyone should watch. See more Mo S. @9mr_0 Dec 10 فلم جيد وقصه جيده لكن مدة الفلم تسبب ملل See more Zane T @ZaneThind Nov 24 Despite its failures to cast proper South American actors in the main roles the film does have a tragic story, a great score by Zimmer, great cinematography, and terffic actors with good acting especially from Jeremy Irons. Sadly the film uses white actors to as the main characters with any international actors like Banderas being a side/supporting character who does not have a big part until the third act of the film. It is also very out-dated how they made the Spanish speaking workers just slaves/workers/farmers for the white family. Salma Hayek who auditioned for this film was also rejected. Banderas who isn't Latin American origin rather Spanish would still be a better lead actor in this film than any of the white actors they chose for the leads. See more Read all reviews

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