
Irene is a magazine editor living under the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. Francisco is a handsome photographer and he comes to Irene for a job. As a sympathizer with the underground resistance movement, Francisco opens her eyes and her heart to the atrocities being committed by the state.... (Full plot summary below)
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Irene is a magazine editor living under the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. Francisco is a handsome photographer and he comes to Irene for a job. As a sympathizer with the underground resistance movement, Francisco opens her eyes and her heart to the atrocities being committed by the state.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyMisconceived and curiously uninvolving political melodrama, despite the urgent subject. |
| Three Movie BuffsScott NashNice performances by Connelly and Banderas can't make up for the rest of this snoozefest. |
| User ReviewTaly AFascinating! The book is much better but the perfomances are great too. |
| User ReviewMichelle TAntonio Banderas & Jennifer Connelly really did a great performance. |
| User ReviewI don't know wI'm shocked this movie was given such low ratings. The performances were great, the settings and characters well rounded and believable. Banderas and Connelly are two of the most beautiful people in the movies today. The story line had me on the edge of my seat. Yes, it was told in a "laid back" sort of dreamy style, but it is a balance between a love story and political intrigue. Perhaps those that gave it low ratings were looking for a bit more blood and gore? More shoot -em up? |
| User ReviewFrances HThis was an excellent movie and I can't believe it received such a low rating. It led me to do some research on this very dark and violent time in Chile. I would rate it a 5 star. |
| User ReviewTender RI haven't read the book either, but I liked the movie very much. |
| User ReviewCarmen SBuena adaptacion, sincera aunque no es una gran gran pelicula.. preferi el libro |
| User ReviewDoctor SStarts slowly but builds interest as a newly paired sheltered journalist (Jennifer Connelly) and subversive photographer (Antonio Banderas) who works "in the shadows" uncover military atrocities in 1970s Chile. He comes off as a real prick in the opening scenes but the story develops in a way that makes their close working relationship turn into a believable love affair with both reacting to a desperate need to cherish life amidst a country full of tragic stories under the domineering thumb of a fascist government. Novelty to see Connelly cast as a Chilean, she's positively gorgeous and her accent is not bad at all, it's the Spanish & South American actors speaking English with heavy accents that can be hard to understand! The stars share a passionate love scene in the mountains outside an abandoned mine, now that would be one hearty good-lookin' baby. |
| User ReviewLubaina KOkay, I am a huge fan of Isabel Allende, but this adaptation of one of her books is simply laughable. First and foremost, it makes no sense to have it shot in the English language. Second, the accented English is all over the map, literally. And, finally, it is truly laughably written and directed. It was painful. Yes, despite all that, it's quite an interesting story...if only something else worked. |