The House of the Spirits (film)

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The House of the Spirits
Directed by Bille August
Produced by Bernd Eichinger
Written by Isabel Allende (novel)
Bille August
Starring Jeremy Irons
Meryl Streep
Glenn Close
Winona Ryder
Music by Hans Zimmer
Cinematography Jörgen Persson
Distributed by Miramax Films
Release date(s) 1993
Running time 140 min.
Language English
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The House of the Spirits is a 1993 dramatic movie starring Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, and Antonio Banderas. The supporting cast includes Vanessa Redgrave and Maria Conchita Alonso. It was directed by Bille August, and based on the Isabel Allende novel La Casa de los Espíritus.

Principal photography took place in Denmark, but some scenes were filmed in Lisbon and Alentejo, Portugal. It won awards at the Bavarian Film Awards, German Film Awards, Golden Screen (Germany), Havana Film Festival, and Robert Festival (Denmark), as well as from the German Phono Academy and the Guild of German Art House Cinemas.

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