The House of the Spirits
Original title: The House of the Spirits
Director: Bille August
Cast: Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas, Vanessa Redgrave
Country: Denmark, France, Germany, Portugal, USA
Year of production: 1993
Length (min): 144
Language: English, Spanish
Subtitles: Czech
Sales: LIONSGATE
Section: Profile: Bille August
Sponsors: Dánské velvyslanectví, Deutsche Botschaft Prag – Německé velvyslanectví v Praze, Šprechtíme
Director: Bille August
Cast: Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas, Vanessa Redgrave
Country: Denmark, France, Germany, Portugal, USA
Year of production: 1993
Length (min): 144
Language: English, Spanish
Subtitles: Czech
Sales: LIONSGATE
Section: Profile: Bille August
Sponsors: Dánské velvyslanectví, Deutsche Botschaft Prag – Německé velvyslanectví v Praze, Šprechtíme
Based on a novel by the Chilean writer Isabel Allende, this historical fresco captures the lives of three generations of the Trueba family against the backdrop of changes in Chilean society in the 20th century. Starring Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Antonio Banderas, and Winona Ryder. This dramatic epic with echoes of magic realism captures half a century in the life of one family swept by passion and hatred.
