Portugal / Germany / Denmark / USA / France,
1993, 140 min
Directed by:
Bille AugustScreenplay:
Bille AugustCinematography:
Jörgen PerssonComposer:
Hans ZimmerCast:
Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas, Vanessa Redgrave, Maria Conchita Alonso, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Jan Niklas (more)Plots(1)
Isabel Allende's bestselling romantic novel with dashes of politics and 'magic realism' set in Chile, is turned into an international co-production epic filmed in Portugal with an all-star cast. The story follows the lives and loves of several generations of the Trueba family: Jeremy Irons plays the head of the family, ageing thirty years in the film, and during that time having relationships with various women, including a sight-seer (Meryl Streep), and becoming an extremely right-wing politician. His daughter (Winona Ryder), meanwhile, has a passionate affair with her father's political rival (Antonio Banderas). (Arrow Films)
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