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Overview
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Release Date:
1 April 1994 (USA)
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Plot:
Chile, second half of the 20th century. The poor Esteban marries Clara and they get a daughter, Blanca...
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Awards:
11 wins
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NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Meryl Streep Toasts Her Other Partner, J. Roy Helland
(From Alt Film Guide. 5 March 2012, 4:01 PM, PST)
Antonio Banderas: Almodóvar and me
(From The Guardian - Film News. 29 July 2011, 4:06 PM, PDT)
Streep at 60: Family Time With The River Wild
(From FilmExperience. 15 June 2010, 8:43 PM, PDT)
(From Alt Film Guide. 5 March 2012, 4:01 PM, PST)
Antonio Banderas: Almodóvar and me
(From The Guardian - Film News. 29 July 2011, 4:06 PM, PDT)
Streep at 60: Family Time With The River Wild
(From FilmExperience. 15 June 2010, 8:43 PM, PDT)
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a great injustice to Allende's novel
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete)
Directed by | |||
| Bille August | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Isabel Allende | novel | |
| Bille August | writer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hans Zimmer | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jörgen Persson | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Janus Billeskov Jansen | |||
Casting by | |||
| Billy Hopkins | |||
| Suzanne Smith | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Anna Asp | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Søren Gam | |||
| Peter Obeling Johannsen | (uncredited) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Barbara Baum | |||
Production Management | |||
| Jaime Campos | .... | unit manager: Portugal | |
| Marianne Christensen | .... | production manager | |
| Stephanie Hörmann | .... | post-production manager | |
| António Seabra | .... | production manager: Portugal | |
Sound Department | |||
| Martin Saabye Andersen | .... | boom operator | |
| Niels Arild | .... | sound (as Niels Arild Nielsen) | |
| Solweig Bores | .... | foley editor | |
| Uschi Busse | .... | foley editor | |
| Eva Claudius | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Beatrice Festerling | .... | sound editor trainee | |
| Joo Fürst | .... | foley artist | |
| Rebecca Khanide | .... | foley assistant | |
| Darcy Kite | .... | adr recordist | |
| Michael Kranz | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Veronika Manchot | .... | assistant dialogue editor | |
| Abi Schneider | .... | foley engineer | |
| Andreas Schneider | .... | foley artist (as Andi Schneider) | |
| Andrea Strubl | .... | foley editor | |
| Silvana Zafosnik | .... | sound assistant | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Thorsten Binte | .... | matte artist | |
Stunts | |||
| Miguel Fredecosa | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Nathalie Guijaro | .... | stunts: Portugal | |
| Aimaro Quiroga | .... | stunts: Portugal | |
| José María Serrano | .... | stunts: Portugal | |
| Lasse Spang Olsen | .... | stunt performer (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Bina Daigeler | .... | wardrobe mistress | |
| Constanze Donath | .... | wardrobe mistress | |
| Tine Engelbrecht | .... | wardrobe mistress: Denmark | |
| Rita Godinho | .... | wardrobe mistress: Portugal | |
| Jenny Hawkins | .... | wardrobe mistress | |
| Irene | .... | wardrobe mistress: Portugal | |
| Georg Kuhn | .... | wardrobe master | |
| Silvia Meireles | .... | wardrobe mistress: Portugal | |
| Michael O'Connor | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Madalena Poppe | .... | wardrobe mistress: Portugal | |
| Else Prangsgaard | .... | seamstress: Denmark | |
| Rosário Rafael | .... | seamstress: Portugal | |
| Manuela Riobom | .... | wardrobe mistress: Portugal | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Trine Andersen | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Merete Brusendorf | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Katharina Faig | .... | negative editor | |
| Felix Haß | .... | editing room trainee | |
| Gudrun Heider | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Kasper Leick | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Karin Moser | .... | negative editor | |
| Wolfgang Pötsch | .... | color grader | |
| Camilla Skousen | .... | second editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Daniel Brock | .... | music coordinator | |
| Nick Glennie-Smith | .... | orchestrator | |
| Tobias Heilmann | .... | assistant: to Hans Zimmer | |
| Malcolm Luker | .... | score mixer | |
| La Musique des gardiens de la paix | .... | musician | |
| Philharmonisches Filmorchester München | .... | orchestra (as Philharmonic Film Orchestra Munich) | |
| Georg Naschke | .... | music consultant (as George Naschke) | |
| David Pardue | .... | assistant: to Hans Zimmer | |
| Michael Stevens | .... | assistant: to Hans Zimmer | |
| Fiachra Trench | .... | conductor | |
| Fiachra Trench | .... | orchestrator | |
| Hans Zimmer | .... | music arranger | |
Thanks | |||
| William C. Gordon | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
| Bette Smith | .... | the producers wish to thank | |
Production Companies
- Costa do Castelo Filmes
- Det Danske Filminstitut
- Eurimages
- House of Spirits Film
- Neue Constantin Film
- Spring Creek Productions
- Laurenfilm (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Neue Constantin Film (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Avsar Film (1993) (Turkey) (all media)
- Entertainment Film Distributors (1994) (UK) (theatrical)
- Miramax Films (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Finland (1994) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Live Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
- Live Home Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- Pioneer (1994) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc) (as "Das Geisterhaus")
- Warner Home Video (1994) (Finland) (VHS)
- VCL Communications (1994) (Germany) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1997) (1998) (Finland) (TV)
- Aquarius TV (2001) (Greece) (TV)
- Artisan Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
- Film Office (2003) (France) (DVD)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2008) (Finland) (TV)
- AMLF (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- RCV Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Tayrona Entertainment Group (1993) (Colombia) (all media)
- Universal Pictures Benelux (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Albert G. Ruben and Company insurance
- Arco Studios, München recorded at: Socre (as Arco Studios, Munich)
- Bayerische Hypotheken-und-Wechsel-Bank Aktiengesellschaft financial services
- Berliner Bank financial services
- CinePostproduction sound post-production
- Completion Bond Company completion bond
- Cue Music scoring services (as Cue Music LTD.)
- Câmara Municipal de Lisboa thanks
- Danish Film Studio, The filmed on location at (as Danish Film Studio Copenhagen)
- FGV Schmidle GmbH film equipment
- Lisboa Filmes film equipment
- Louis Vuitton thanks
- Philharmonic Film Orchestra orchestra
- Rafael Hosteleria Internacional S.A. catering
- Sickert title design
- Sound Film Post-Production post-synchronization facilities: German version
- Teatro Nacional São Carlos thanks
- Virgin Records soundtrack
- Willie's Wheels location facilities
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, and for violence
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Runtime:
140 min | Germany:141 min | Spain:146 min
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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Certification:
Germany:12 (f) | Australia:M | Brazil:16 | Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16 | UK:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:R (Ontario) | USA:R | Finland:K-16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Sweden:15
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Trivia:
Based on Isabel Allende's bestselling novel.See more »
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The fascist coup in Chile took place on November 11 which might have been a little early to do Christmas shopping and put up decorations.See more »
Quotes:
Férula Trueba:I would like to be a man... for also to leave.
Esteban Trueba:And I am happy for not being a woman.
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Esteban Trueba:And I am happy for not being a woman.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "E! True Hollywood Story: Winona Ryder" (2002)See more »
Soundtrack:
La PalomaSee more »
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We all know a movie never does complete justice to the book, but this is exceptional. Important characters were cut out, Blanca and Alba were essentially mushed into the same character, most of the subplots and major elements of the main plot were eliminated. Clara's clairvoyance was extremely downplayed, making her seem like a much more shallow character than the one I got to know in the book. In the book we learn more about her powers and the important effects she had on so many people, which in turn was a key element in the life of the family. In the movie she was no more than some special lady. The relationship between Esteban and Pedro Tercero (Tercero-third-, by the way, is the son and thus comes after Segundo-second-) and its connections to that between Esteban and his grandson from Pancha García (not son, who he also did recognize) is chopped in half and its importance downplayed.
One of the most fundamental things about the book that the film is all but stripped of: this is called "The House of the Spirits." Where is the house? The story of 3-4 generations of a family is supposed to revolve around the "big house on the corner," a line stated so many times in the novel. The house in fundamental to the story, but the movie unjustly relegates it to a mere backdrop.
If I hadn't read the book before, I would have never guessed that such a sappy, shallow movie could be based on such a rich and entertaining novel.