The House of the Spirits (film)

The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bille August
Written by	Bille August
Based on	The House of the Spirits; by Isabel Allende
Produced by	Bernd Eichinger
Starring	Meryl Streep; Jeremy Irons; Glenn Close; Winona Ryder; Antonio Banderas; Armin Mueller-Stahl; María Conchita Alonso; Vanessa Redgrave;
Cinematography	Jörgen Persson
Edited by	Janus Billeskov Jansen
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production; company	Neue Constantin Film
Distributed by	Neue Constantin Film (Germany); Warner Bros. (Denmark; through Sandrew Metronome)
Release date	17 October 1993 (Germany);
Running time	146 minutes
Countries	Germany; Denmark; Portugal
Language	English
Budget	$40 million
Box office	$61 million (Europe/US)

The House of the Spirits (Danish: Åndernes hus) is a 1993 period drama film directed by Bille August and starring Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas and Vanessa Redgrave. The supporting cast includes María Conchita Alonso, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Jan Niklas. Based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Isabel Allende, the film follows three generations of women from a Chilean family during the country’s military dictatorship.

Although the film won several awards in Europe, including Best Film at the Lola Awards from the German Film Academy and the Robert Award from the Danish Film Academy, in America it was regarded as a critical and commercial failure.

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