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Goya's Ghosts Natalie Portman ALL Regions PAL DVD Milos Forman

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Length:: 2:28 Mins

Hollywood will have to wait for long time to see again films of such quality,films that are condemned not to have a big commercial success but films that will remain in the history of art of cinema.The "Ghosts of Goya" is taking us back to a past time showing with incredible reality the conditions of this time,and helped by a great performance of the actors,Milos Forman gives us another sample of his rare directing talent.In the question which film i like most "Amadeus" or "the ghosts of Goya" i can't decide which is more great,Mozart-a genius of music composing,Goya-a genius of painting,aspects of their lives under the unique look of Milos Forman.Some other titles that you might be interested in : Animal Instincts 1 Shannon Whirry Delia Sheppard UNRATED Region 2 PAL

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For art and history fans and movie buffs alike, this is a must see movie. Go to the Internet Movie Database (IMDB.com) and you'll find this on the list near the top as one of the movies you must see before you die. Very engaging story and more or less historically accurate. It is rated R due to the torture scenes where Natalie Portman is shown nude from the side with her long hair covering her breasts (one may see the side of her buttocks and thigh). There is also a rape scene (implied) with her character as the victim. This is presented as a key aspect of the story and is faithful in it's representation. Albeit, some may not want their children to view this sort of content (even though they've probably already seen much worse). Javier Bardem delivers a wonderful performance as Brother Thomas in the corrupt church (at that time in history at least). He was made for this role! Portman plays two roles in the film with great verisimilitude.

I bought this particular DVD edition because it had DTS sound and was a "Superbit" edition. The edition is ok, but the DTS sound is only in the Russian language track (not the English), and I doubt very much that the picture is superbit - though it looks ok.

There is nothing wrong with the edition - it is just not quite accurately described :-)