Goya's Ghosts
Also known as Los fantasmas de Goya
2006 film by Miloš Forman
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6.6Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her family turns to him, hoping that his connection with fanatical Inquisitor Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure her release.
Released: 2006-11-08114 minDir: Miloš FormanDrama, HistoryBudget: $50.0MBox office: $9.4M
Cast
- Javier Bardem as Lorenzo Casamares
- Natalie Portman as Inés Bilbatúa / Alicia
- Stellan Skarsgård as Francisco Goya
- Randy Quaid as King Carlos IV
- José Luis Gómez as Tomás Bilbatúa
- Michael Lonsdale as Inquisitor General
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Goya's Ghosts is a 2006 biographical drama film, directed by Miloš Forman (his final directorial feature before his death in 2018), and written by him and Jean-Claude Carrière. The film stars Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, and Stellan Skarsgård as Francisco Goya, and was filmed on location in Spain during late 2005. The film was written, produced, and performed in English although it is a Spanish production.
Although the historical setting of the film is authentic, the story about Goya trying to defend a model is fictional, as are the characters Brother Lorenzo and the Bilbatúa family.
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2006 biographical drama films2006 films2006 Spanish filmsBiographical films about paintersCultural depictions of Ferdinand VIICultural depictions of Joseph BonaparteCultural depictions of Spanish monarchsCultural depictions of Spanish queensEnglish-language biographical drama filmsEnglish-language Spanish filmsFilms about CatholicismFilms about Francisco Goya