The House Of The Spirits

Isabel Allende's acclaimed novel of love, revolution and ghosts during six decades in a Latin American family comes to the screen in this visually rich adaptation from Danish filmmaker Bille August ("The Best Intentions"). Jeremy Irons stars as the self-made owner of a big hacienda who dooms his family - his clairvoyant wife (Meryl Streep), his sister (Glenn Close) and rebellious daughter (Winona Ryder) - and his country with his cruel treatment of the laborers on his land and his covert machinations with a corrupt military regime.