
The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.... (Full plot summary below)
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The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.
Leave your thoughts about Goya's Ghosts.
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittFeels like an unsatisfying outline for a bigger, better fil |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertThe film's greatest moments of artistry are in the credits, which feature a breathtaking gallery of the painter's work. |
| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreThink of it as an Amadeus that doesn't work. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterGoya's Ghosts is a smart, darkly funny and deeply pessimistic film. It looks good and features wonderful performances. |
| Ebert & RoeperRichard RoeperWrong, wrong, wrong, every step of the way. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatStarts out as a revealing drama about the Inquisition in Spain in 1792 but spins out of control trying to convey the big picture of turmoil in the country 15 years later. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)Feels like an unsatisfying outline for a bigger, better fil |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesOne of [Forman's] more fanciful [biopics], spinning a historical melodrama around the great Spanish painter Francisco Goya. |
| PremiereGlenn KennyGhosts is one of Forman's most ambitious and daring films; would that all of its ambitions were fulfilled. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAn oddly structured tale about Francisco Goya and the Spain that he lived and worked in. |