Goya's Ghosts

Buy This Item Goya's Ghosts by Sony Pictures  Available from Amazon  $19.99  on 8-26-2008     Academy Award® nominees Natalie Portman and Javier Bardem star in two-time Academy Award® winning director Milos Forman s thrilling new romantic drama! Goya s Ghosts is a sweeping historical epic told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya (Skarsgard). Set against the backdrop of political turmoil at the end of the Spanish Inquisition and start of the invasion of Spain by Napoleon s army the film captures the essence and beauty of Goya s work which is best known for both the colorful depictions of the royal court and its people and his grim depictions of the brutality of war and life in 18th century Spain. When Goya s beautiful muse (Portman) is accused of being a heretic renowned painter Francisco Goya (Skarsgard) must convince his old friend Lorenzo (Bardem) a power-hungry monk and leader of the Spanish Inquisition to spare her life.System Requirements:Run Time: 114 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/MILITARY & WAR Rating: R UPC: 043396198104 Manufacturer No: 19810 Reader Reviews Some spoilers later: This story is not so much about the artist Goya as it is about some other people in his life during the late 18th and early 19th centuries: an innocent woman condemned by the Inquisition and imprisoned for years; and a monk who impregnates her, then flees and leads a secular life, not knowing where their daughter is. The cast members do an admirable job with some unpleasant scenes--and I will admit to fast-forwarding through the two torture scenes--although I don't know if I completely buy Portman or Skarsgard in the roles of Spaniards. Javier Bardem, by contrast, is perfectly suited to the task. The resolution leaves something to be desired. Portman still doesn't get to locate her daughter and has lost her mind as well; while Bardem is dead and Goya...well, who knows?

Goya's Ghosts Available from Amazon Price: $19.99 Updated on 8-26-2008.

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