Goya's ghosts [videorecording (DVD)] / Samuel Goldwyn Films and Xuxa presents a Saul Zaentz production, a Milos Forman film ; produced by Saul Zaentz ; written by Milos Forman & Jean-Claude Carriere ; directed by Milos Forman.
Title from container. Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgård, Randy Quaid, Jose Luis Gomez, Michael Lonsdale. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Special features: Making-of featurette.
Summary:
Told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Set against political turmoil at the end of the Spanish Inquisition and start of the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's army. Captures the essence and beauty of Goya's work which is best known for both the colorful depictions of the royal court and its people, and his grim depictions of the brutality of war and life in 18th century Spain. When Goya's beautiful muse is accused of being a heretic, the renowned painter must convince his old friend Lorenzo, a power-hungry monk and leader of the Spanish Inquisition, to spare her life.
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