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Goya's Ghosts

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Brother Lorenzo (Javier Bardem), a member of the Spanish Inquisition, seeks to curry favor with the Inquisitor General by arresting the muse (Natalie Portman) of artist Francisco Goya (Stellan Skarsgard). Lorenzo's plan backfires when the woman's father, a wealthy merchant, captures and tortures Lorenzo, and he must flee the wrath of his fellow Inquisitors.
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Ornate costumes and a talented cast can't make up for Ghosts' glacial pace and confused plot.

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Cliff Doerksen Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review David Fear Time Out Rated: 3/6 Jan 18, 2008 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Goya's Ghosts uses the lives of artists and historical figures to show us the best and the worst of our human impulses. Rated: 3/5 Aug 10, 2007 Full Review Kaleem Aftab The List Aside from the waste of great talent, the real shame here is that a film that takes the great master's name could at least try to evoke the raw visual power of his paintings. Rated: 2/5 Nov 3, 2018 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A ridiculous biopic of the great Spanish artist. Rated: C+ Jan 19, 2014 Full Review Cynthia Fuchs Common Sense Media Intense historical epic is for adults only. Rated: 3/5 Dec 16, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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annette Z Great acting - really hard to take movie Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/07/24 Full Review Audra O I just watched it last night, in 2024. I hadn't expected to like it (1) because it's old, (2) because I'd never heard of it, (3) because when I see Natalie Portman my mind goes to her cringy performances in the Star Wars movies (even though I know that was bad writing), and (4) because, statistically speaking, most movies don't hold my interest. I'm giving this movie a 5 because, even though I can't say it was one of my favorite movies ever, I can't find fault with it. I thought it was very cleverly done, the acting was good, Goya's part in the whole thing was interesting, and fitting to the title. With the Inquisition being such a key part of this film, I think a lot of filmmakers would have included really graphic torture scenes. I was thankful that this film didn't overdo that aspect, and kept those scenes mostly to our imagination. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/24 Full Review rain b Intense movie. Superbly written story. Outstanding performances from the actors. Great camera. Brings out Goyas art as very modern and timeless. This movie should be viewed in schools to lecture about religious fanatism. I cant agree with the bad reviews of the critics at all. In this case, they are the rotten tomatoes. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/25/23 Full Review Ari . Not sure it builds a deep enough bond with its characters, nor says enough, to justify 2 hours from most people, but I found it a worthwhile brush against human absurdity on some of its various scales. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/17/23 Full Review S E It contains a lot of emotions in details, just like the real life. But unfortunately they didn't go deeper about his artworks. Scenes that were meant to evoke brutality could have been made more brutal. They did a good job at explaining ignorance and helplessness and making me want to go crazy because of it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review tony h This movie has a great deal to say in the modern world about the place and relevance of religion and power-wielding maniacs; -Not only entertaining, but endlessly fascination, it is well worth watching on account of its extreme value as food-for-thought. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Brother Lorenzo (Javier Bardem), a member of the Spanish Inquisition, seeks to curry favor with the Inquisitor General by arresting the muse (Natalie Portman) of artist Francisco Goya (Stellan Skarsgard). Lorenzo's plan backfires when the woman's father, a wealthy merchant, captures and tortures Lorenzo, and he must flee the wrath of his fellow Inquisitors.
Director
Milos Forman
Producer
Saul Zaentz
Screenwriter
Milos Forman, Jean-Claude Carrière
Production Co
Antena 3 Televisión, Saul Zaentz Company, Kanzaman, Xuxa
Rating
R (Nudity|Disturbing Images|Some Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jul 20, 2007
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.0M
Runtime
1h 57m
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