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The House of the Spirits

Year:
Duration:
140 min | Germany:141 min | Spain:146 min
Genres:
Drama | Romance
IMDB rate:
6.9
Director:
Bille August
Awards:
12 wins
Details
Country: Portugal
Release Date: 1994-04-01
Filming Locations: Alentejo, Portugal
Earnings
Budget: $25,000,000
Gross: $6,265,311 (USA)€5,339,558 (Spain)
Cast
Actor
Character
Maria Conchita Alonso
Maria Conchita Alonso
The House of the Spirits
António Assunção
Man at Cattlemarket (as António Assumpção)
Julie Balloo
Young Lady
Frank Baker
Intelligence Officer
Antonio Banderas
Pedro
João Cabral
Soldier
Carlos César
Ambassador's Driver
Sarita Choudhury
Pancha
Rogério Claro
Man in Club
Edith Clement
Midwife
Glenn Close
Ferula
Miriam Colon
Nana
Oscar A. Colon
Sheriff
Franco Diogent
Man at the Party (as Franco Diogene)
Pedro Efe
Interrogation Officer
Fran Fullenwider
Emer Trueba
Vincent Gallo
Esteban Garcia
Miguel Guilherme
Soldier
Grace Gummer
Young Clara
Sasha Hanau
Alba
Denys Hawthorne
Politician
Jeremy Irons
Esteban Trueba
Frank Lenart
Interviewer
Lone Lindorff
Maid
Josh Maguire
Pedro (child)
Joaquín Martínez
Segundo (as Joaquin Martinez)
Steve Mason
Maestro
Jean Michel
Musician
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Severo
Jan Niklas
Satigny
Luís Pinhão
Woodcutter (as Luis Pinhão)
Teri Polo
Rosa
José Mora Ramos
Soldier 1
Vanessa Redgrave
Nivea
Vivian Reis
Indian Girl (as Viviana Reis)
Victor Rocha
Soldier 2
Carlos Rodrigues
Postman
Winona Ryder
Blanca
Manuela Santos
Saleswoman
Joost Siedhoff
Father Antonio
Alexandre de Sousa
Esteban's Driver
Meryl Streep
Clara
Hellmuth O. Stuven
TV General
Hannah Taylor Gordon
Blanca (child)
Jaime Tirelli
Oliver
Martin Umbach
TV Reporter
Hans Wyprächtiger
Dr. Cuevas
Dalton Borralho
(uncredited)
Osvaldo Canhita
(uncredited)
Heitor Lourenço
(uncredited)
Hector Vega Mauricio
Farmer (uncredited)
Paulo Neto
(uncredited)
Florbela Oliveira
(uncredited)
Fernando Palaio
(uncredited)
Isabel Simões
(uncredited)
Patrícia Tavares
(uncredited)
Anabela Teixeira
(uncredited)
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Trivia
Annette Bening and Michelle Pfeiffer were considered for the role of Clara.
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Kim Basinger and Julia Roberts turned down the role of Blanca.
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Based on Isabel Allende's bestselling novel.
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Goofs
The fascist coup in Chile took place on September 11, 1973 which might have been a little early to do Christmas shopping and put up decorations.
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The Chilean army of the 1973 is depicted using the wrong equipment such as G3 rifles, M48 tanks, and Fiat G91 aircrafts. The correct weapons would be FAL rifles, M4 Sherman medium tanks, and either Hawker Hunter or F-80 Shooting Star aircrafts.
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Alba is eating KFC, but the KFC name/logo wasn't adopted until the 1990s (it was formerly Kentucky Fried Chicken), it's in a basket instead of a box, and the chain wasn't franchised in South America in the 1970s anyway.
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Quotes
Esteban Trueba: [to Ferula] Sometimes I wish Mother was here so I could send you back to her.
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Esteban Trueba: It's good to be back.
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Férula Trueba: I'm so sorry. It's just I'm not used to people hugging me or touching me.
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Photos from cast
Maria Conchita Alonso
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