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1 April 1994 (USA) morePlot:
Chile, second half of the 20th century. The poor Esteban marries Clara and they get a daughter, Blanca... more | add synopsisAwards:
11 wins moreUser Comments:
great book, pretty good movie moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Meryl Streep | ... | Clara del Valle Trueba |
 | Glenn Close | ... | Férula Trueba |
 | Jeremy Irons | ... | Esteban Trueba |
 | Winona Ryder | ... | Blanca Trueba |
 | Antonio Banderas | ... | Pedro Tercero García |
 | Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Nívea del Valle |
 | Maria Conchita Alonso | ... | Tránsito Soto |
 | Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... | Severo del Valle |
 | Jan Niklas | ... | Count Jean de Satigny |
 | Sarita Choudhury | ... | Pancha García |
| António Assunção | ... | Man at Cattlemarket |
| Julie Balloo | ... | Young Lady |
| Frank Baker | ... | Intelligence Officer |
| João Cabral | ... | Soldier |
| Miguel Guilherme | ... | Soldier |
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Rated R for strong sexuality, and for violence.Parents Guide:
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140 min | Germany:141 min | Spain:146 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Brazil:16 | Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16 | UK:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:R (Ontario) | USA:R | Finland:K-16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Sweden:15 | Germany:12 | Australia:MFun Stuff
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Factual errors: The Chilean army of the 1973 is depicted using the wrong equipment such as G3 rifles, M48 tanks, and Fiat G91 aircrafts. The correct weapons would be FAL rifles, M4 Sherman medium tanks, and either Hawker Hunter or F-80 Shooting Star aircrafts. moreQuotes:
Férula Trueba: I'm so sorry. It's just I'm not used to people hugging me or touching me. moreSoundtrack:
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The book was fabulous and remains one of my favorites. The movie, for some reason reminded me of "The Thorn Birds"--I guess because I felt so much was left out, and it would have been better as a mini-series.
The book evokes a much more magical, mythical, and "Spirit"-ual feeling that reflects the special flavor of life in South America, especially with Clara having green hair, and more powers in the book. A lot of that feeling is left out of the movie.
However, the movie mostly makes up for this lack in the extremely vivid presentation of the characters' emotions.