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The House Of The Spirits [1994]
starring: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas

Used Price: £3.00

Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5024165479957
Format: PAL
Label: Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Entertainment in Video
Release Date: January 25, 1995
Running Time: 132 minutes
Studio: Entertainment in Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 01, 1994
Sales Rank: 5853

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Twenty Minutes of Storyline and Two Hours of Tedium
First of all, I must admit that I've never read the book.

To be honest, I didn't even know that this film was an adaptation until I read the other reviews on Amazon. But whilst I can imagine the rolling landscapes and the charged emotions being sensuously described in a novel, a film cannot do this. And so whilst the occasional and seemingly random occurrences do eventually come together at the end, I spent the whole time waiting for something to happen, and then just breathed a sigh of relief when the whole thing was finally over.

As well as those few plot points that tied together of course, there were several blind alleys which (in my opinion) added absolutely nothing to the story. And so whilst the coup near ... Read More:

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- Astringent Saga in South America
This excellently-made saga of one influential family in an unspecified part of South America has great acting, interesting locations well-filmed and an unusual story which keeps the interest throughout. The country involved, although unnamed, might be Chile, where the writer of the book upon which this is based originated. The more formal Army uniforms are similar, though the more brutally repressive officers and men look more like Central Americans than the mainly European Chilean officers.

Isabel Allende, who wrote the book, is or was the ultimate champagne socialist, along with, at one time and far less seriously, Bianca Jagger, perhaps. Her husband was the socialist leader elected in Chile in the 1970's and overthrown in General ... Read More:

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- The house of the spirits
I think this is a masterpiece, beautiful story and the music of Hans Zimmer makes this film very special. Outstanding cast. I would advise this film to anyone who enjoys film that have a moral and a meaning. I haven't read the book but I definately will now.

Rating:

- Excellent Adaptation
Whether or not you have read Isabelle Allende's original, this is a great movie with a great cast and some awesome acting. Jeremy, Antonio, Meryl, Wynona are all excellent throughout, and the story-telling definitely does justice to the book. There's a bit of everything for everyone - love, war, betrayal, revenge, a touch of the supernatural - get this movie if you like a good, believable yarn. Five stars.

Rating:

- better than the book by a long shot
I didn't enjoy the novel "House of Spirits" but this film really brought the story to life.There are many good performances from famous actors (Vanessa Redgrave,Jeremy Irons,Meryl Streep,Antonio Banderas,Winona Ryder) and the direction and photography are of a very high standard.I would say this is one of the most interesting and memorable movies I have seen in my life.It should be better known than it is.

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