The House of the Spirits
Film1993140 min

The House of the Spirits

Taste attributes: dramaromancemonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers alltroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, emotional romantic drama: heavy and straightforward. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

A rancher, his clairvoyant wife and their family face turbulent years in South America.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiplove conquers alltroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Meryl StreepGlenn CloseJeremy IronsWinona RyderAntonio Banderas

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1993
Runtime
140 min
Status
Released
Studio
Det Danske Filminstitut
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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