Goya's Ghosts (2006)

Director:

Milos Forman

Writers (WGA):

Milos Forman (written by) &
Jean-Claude Carrière (written by)

Release Date:

10 November 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Tell me what the truth is

Plot:

Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.

Plot Keywords:

Goya | Painter | Painting | Monk | Inquisition

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Javier Bardem	...	Lorenzo
Natalie Portman	...	Inés / Alicia
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Francisco Goya
Randy Quaid	...	King Carlos IV
José Luis Gómez	...	Tomás Bilbatúa
Michael Lonsdale	...	Father Gregorio
Blanca Portillo	...	Queen María Luisa
Mabel Rivera	...	María Isabel Bilbatúa
Unax Ugalde	...	Ángel Bilbatúa
Fernando Tielve	...	Álvaro Bilbatúa
David Calder	...	Monk 1
Frank Baker	...	Monk 2
Ramón Langa	...	Hooded Monk
Manuel de Blas	...	Pyre Monk
Andrés Lima	...	Confiscating Monk

Also Known As:

Los fantasmas de Goya (Spain) (dubbed version)
Les fantômes de Goya (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Призраки Гойи (Russia) [ru]
Duchy Goi (Poland) [pl]
Gojine utvare (Serbia) [sr]
Goya kísértetei (Hungary) [hu]
Goya y la inquisición (Mexico) [es]
Goya'nin hayaletleri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Goyan aaveet (Finland) [fi]
Goyas Geister (Germany) [de]
Goyove prízraky (Slovakia) [sk]
Goyovy prízraky (Czech Republic) [cs]
L'ultimo inquisitore (Italy) [it]
Los fantasmas de Goya (Argentina) [es]
Sombras de Goya (Brazil) (festival title) [pt]
Ta fantasmata tou Goya (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, disturbing images, some sexual content and nudity.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA | Spain

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Germany:12 | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-13 | Netherlands:12 | USA:R | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Italy:T | Brazil:14 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Argentina:13 | Sweden:15 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Monasterio de Veruela, Veruela, Vera de Moncayo, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain

Company:

Antena 3 Televisión

Trivia:

Milos Forman cast Natalie Portman after noticing her likeness to the girl in Goya's painting "Milkmaid of Bordeaux".

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the first scene (dated 1792), it is stated that prints of Goya's anti-inquisition paintings are sold "even as far as Mexico". The use of the name "Mexico" is incorrect here, since at the time, it was actually a Spanish colony, not a country, and was known as "The New Spain". It was not until 1810 that the colony began fighting for its independence (on sept. 16th) in a war that lasted until 1821. Then it was known as "The Empire of Mexico" with Agustin De Iturbide as its emperor and included not only its present day territory but also the southern US states of Arizona, New Mexico, California and Texas among others, as well as the central American territories which later became Guatemala, Belice, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica. Later, in 1824 Iturbide was executed, the Central American territories became independent, and the first Mexican constitution was issued which established a republic as the form of government and for the first time used "Estados Unidos Mexicanos" (United Mexican States), or in short form Mexico, as the official country name. It was also at this time that the green, white and red flag with an eagle in the center was adopted (though the eagle was different from the present-day eagle on the country's flag).

Quotes:

Goya: Where is Ines?
Brother Lorenzo: She is in very good hands?
Goya: [going after Lorenzo with rage] Tell me where she is!

Masterpiece from Forman, Carriere and maybe Buñuel

Masterpiece written by Jean Claude Carriere, who wrote, for example "El discreto encanto de la burguesía" or "El fantasma de la libertad" with Luis Buñuel. He also helped Buñuel writing "Mi ultimo suspiro", Buñuel's autobiography.

This a movie not to explain, just to feel. Another great Forman movie, in my humble opinion better than "Man on the moon" or "Larry Flynt" (excellent movies anyway).

Buñuel wanted to do a movie about Goya. Maybe his friend Carriere is doing a bit like a tribute to him. Buñuel would have enjoyed this incredible movie.

Excellent performances by Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgard, Randy Quaid and everyone involved.