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From two-time Academy Award® winning director Milos Forman and three-time Academy Award® winning producer Saul Zaentz, GOYA’S GHOSTS is a sweeping historical epic, told through the eyes of celebrated ...( read more 
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MCT:August 30, 2008Not about Goya's life. Despite being well-made, the plot twists and turns get ridiculous after awhile and no character ever develops into anyone worth caring about. What's worse, Natalie portman disappears early on and comes back hideous. That's just hard to watch.
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MCT:August 16, 2008It was also about the painter Francisco Goya and his work. It was a historic movie depicting how much power the church had upon it's people which I didn't know.
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MCT:July 28, 2008Starts out intriging, but slowly begins to take a turn to the realm of "huh?" I expected more from Milos Forman. Javier Bardem is perfectly creepy though! -Trevor
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MCT:July 28, 2008Goya suffered from witnessing several upheavals in Spain from the inquisition's height through to the revolution and the reinstallation of The Catholic orthodoxy and eventually spiraled out of control having witnessed too much. The focus, as many have stated is less biographical than in capturing the atmosphere of church and state before and after Napoleon's influence, and the 'ghosts' which terrorized Goya's imagination and brought him to the pinnacle of his craft.
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MCT:July 23, 2008
Not noticeably well-realised, the dark machinations in this film make one want to give up on humanity. However, there is something to be said for the power of the utter hopelessness that is evoked throughout the movie. It doesn't leave leave you for days.
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MCT:June 27, 2008
There was a long debate between myself and others why this film is called Goya's Ghosts. Sure, Goya features often, but it's not really about him. It's more that he is the artist whose eyes and art the story is seen through.
Though it portrays a brutal era in history, the movie is (refreshingly) only moderately violent. It doesn't delve deep into Goya's life or the Inquisition, but it would appear to be historically accurate.
It really works due to Javier Bardem. His character, Father Lorenzo, screws people over to a large extent, yet he brings the character across with such emotion that in the end, the viewer is sympathetic.
Worth your time, worth your money, but it lacks something. I'll be sure to inform you as soon as I figure it out myself. -
MCT:June 26, 2008
La historia es buena y verdadera jaja, Goya era un gran pintor :), pero odio la actuacion de Javier!!!!
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MCT:June 16, 2008
I liked the ending, it was catchy and overall I ask myself, why wasn't this movie made in spanish if it involved most of Spain in it? Thats right the director said he dont speak spanish -.-'. Good good depiction of the 1700s though, but I found something was missing, and as for acting I found Bardem n Portman to be good of their corresponding roles. Point is, he paints n then ppl get messed up. :)
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MCT:June 8, 2008
My first thought was. why make a film about goya? has anything exciting happend in his life. The answer was no, nothing exciting really happend in his life. But the film is still a pretty nice portrait of 1700th century Europe and the inquisition. And Natalie Portman does some really good acting.
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MCT:June 8, 2008
this story doesnt pull it all the way for me, what is it really about?! feels like you dont really get the grip of the film bacause its to lucid and somehow told in the wrong way, imo watch amadeus instead! BUT Natalie portman really pulls through in the latter part of the movie!
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MCT:June 7, 2008
Very interesting movie about how religion would punish innocent people. Some scenes were a little boring & could've been removed.
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MCT:June 6, 2008
Goya's Ghosts is an interesting historical movie because it doesn;t actually focus on the title character more so on the figures he paints. Once they pose for him they become one of the Ghosts in the filsm titles. Strong performances from Javier Bardem and Natalie Portman and Stellen Skarsgard puts in a good performance for the time he's on camera.
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MCT:May 27, 2008
I enjoyed this movie much more than I expected... And Goya had nothing to do with it! lol Portman was very good, but Bardem was delicious! ;)
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MCT:May 18, 2008
''I met her once... don't recall her being quite so ugly though. How did she have so many lovers?''
''She was the Queen, Your Majesty.''
Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.
Javier Bardem: Brother Lorenzo
Natalie Portman: Inés / Alicia
Stellan Skarsgård: Goya
Although Goya is the protagonist in this epic drama, his inner self is examined no deeper than the souls of his fellows. The plot of Ghosts is driven by flawed people, making the wrong moves, struggling to do the right thing but held back by their ignorance and lack of power to stand up against the State. It's an examination of Inquisition Spain, wars of liberation and political self-interest and as such is as timeless, with its modern echoes in Guantanamo, CCTV and the proposed extended UK police powers, as any psychological drama.
Forman's first film in 7 years is an absorbing, powerful and stylish melodrama against a backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition. The award-winning Czech director wisely called on Jean-Claude Carriere to co-write the script, given the latter's penchant for subjects linked to religious criticism and political upheaval.
The true central role goes to Lorenzo, a kind of Everyman who begins as a Catholic monk, decides to sacrifice his 'dangerous' artist friend's muse, Inez, to the Inquisition to keep Goya at a safe distance, falls from grace and joins Napoleon's marauders, returning as a revolutionary.
Inez is expendable, or as today's world leaders would put it, collateral. Goya's efforts to sort everything out only at best confuse them further, just as everyone else's colliding actions do, especially Inez' father's efforts to free her . That seems to be the underlying theme: life as a storm of accidents, masquerading as plans. The last we see of Everyman, he is in a scene which is far more nightmarish than even Ken Russell managed.
A beauty of a piece Goya is a piece of Historic Period Art in film from Milos Forman. -
MCT:May 14, 2008This movie is a train wreck from beginning to end. It is poorly written and poorly acted and it is really only entertaining because it is so ridiculous that it borders on funny. I mean, raise your hand if you really wanted to see Randy Quaid as the king of Spain... I didn't think so. And poor Natalie Portman, from innocent to freed "heretic, her jaw packed with Kleenex ala "Godfather" and oh-so-bad complexion that never cleared up carrying around a poor baby looking past the camera for her REAL mommy, pushed me over the edge.
The script reads like one of the "choose your own adventure" books I used to read as a kid: at several moments through the film, several outcomes are possible, and none of the actions preceding them lead with any certainty to the way the film actually plays out. Ironically, the film is also predictable, especially its meager attempts at leavening the mood through small bits of humor.
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MCT:May 13, 2008
What can I say? Portman is amazing, as always. The cast is mostly what makes this movie so worth seeing, although I had my problems seeing Quaid in the role of the King of Spain. Moreover the plot and the character development are not only entertaining, but simply a good work. At points Skarsgard appears little next to Portman and Bardem.
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MCT:May 5, 2008
Well, I found the story puzzling with a lot of turnovers but I didn't like the end. Moreover, it is quite strange when you notice how each character (or actor) is shifting between different behaviors. Bardem: strong but quiet ecclesiastical, manipulated ecclesiastical, charismatic lord, rebuked by clergy. Portman: wealthy noble, destitute prisoner, happy mendiant, she even play the role of her daughter which is completely different. So two stars for actors habilities, one for the story but I'd like to see more focus over this character-actor screenplay.
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MCT:May 4, 2008
The movie had a very good story. But didnt like the ending. My god they really did a great job transforming Natalie Portman into a creepy old lady.!!
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MCT:April 26, 2008
Forman has done better.
It's no secret Goya's Ghost cruelly lacks a central character or something called a 'plot'; but those are mistakes I can get usually get over really quick. It is not the case here. The Historical events (portrayed with a big H) spin out of control as they enter and depart the story with more or less the impact they should provoke. The cinematography provides, however, an eye-pleasing diversion from the dull screenplay painted with surprisingly silly moments. Its 'supper scene' somehow manages to become one of the filmmaker's most cleverly constructed an-eye-for-an-eye scene, and the three leads (particularly Portman) deliver, as expected, stellar performances. But the whole thing, despite its panache, is only interesting in bits and pieces.
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MCT:April 19, 2008
Succeeded in making me pissed off at Catholics and the Spanish Inquisition. Natalie's good. She plays a character in several dramatically different stages.
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MCT:April 11, 2008Great epic film.. Seeing a part of history in this way was great, and plus having Natalie and Bardem together is just so enjoyable.
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MCT:April 11, 2008Natalie is horrible, and any one who disagrees sniffs there on farts for fun. She has limited abilities and sounds like a dang 60's robot.
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MCT:April 9, 2008
Rising stars are not handsome enough in comparison with Hollywood legens. 4 outstanding performances by Javier BARDEM. 2004-2007.
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MCT:April 6, 2008
It sends a great message about how people are whores for money and religion. The acting was amazing in this film.
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MCT:April 3, 2008
A fantastic reflection on the relationship between power and truth, this movie has been sorely underappreciated and poorly distributed. There's really no excuse for it.
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