Blanca Portillo, Javier Bardem, José Luis Gómez
Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.
DVD Release Date: February 26, 2008
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March 29, 2009A tale of the Spanish Inquisition, French Revolution and British Invasion as told through the eyes of Spanish painter Francisco José De La Goya y Lucientes. Bardem, Skarsgard and Portman turn in magnificent performances in this period piece. I will not speak for the accuracy or...( read more)
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February 21, 2009Master Spanish painter Francisco de Goya is confined here to be a mere middle man, a MacGuffin in a tasteless soap opera set in the midst of two centuries.
Milos Forman is a good director, but neither he nor his co-writer, the famous Buñuel collaborator Jean-Claude Carrière could...( read more) -
December 10, 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: Brothe...( read more) -
July 11, 2008And it's not even just because I can't make myself like Natalie Portman, although, I can't.
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June 27, 2008There 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...( read more) -
November 17, 2009Not 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 you for days.
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November 16, 2009That was ok... Natalie Portman was good in it though. I like the ironic vision of the Liberty, Equality, Fraternity phrases when they are repeated by Goya and at the same moment french soldiers are killing more and more people...
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October 16, 2009Esse filme tem um roteiro criativo, que conseguiu dar conta do tema. E a Natalie Portman tá ótima.
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October 13, 2009Excelentes atuações, história interessantemente absurda, e ainda conseguiram enfeiar a Natalie Portman. Genial.
Critic Reviews
August 2, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
July 20, 2007
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Ultimately Goya's Ghosts left me wanting to watch Amadeus again, for the pleasure of a story well told. full review
July 20, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rich in color and period detail, the film attempts an epic sprawl it never quite achieves, but the movie is always enjoyable and interesting. full review
July 20, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
An extraordinarily beautiful film that plays almost like an excuse to generate its images. full review
July 20, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
An overstuffed turkey that's entertaining for all the wrong reasons. It may in fact be the comedy of the summer, a melodramatic folly whose ambitions consistently curdle into camp. full review
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