“The act of painting is about one heart telling another heart where he found salvation” – Francisco Goya. The movie Goya’s Ghosts follows a part of the life of Francisco Goya. The movie shows the struggle in Spain during the Spanish Inquisition and the invasion of Napoleon, but it also follows Goya through his artistic […]
Read MoreGoya’s Ghosts, by Leslie Medvecky
The 2006 film, Goya’s Ghosts, directed by Milos Forman, is based on the life of Spanish painter and printmaker, Francisco Goya. Goya’s career intertwined with historical events such as the Spanish Inquisition and the French and British invasions, and the film does a good job of portraying these events. Many of these horrific and violent […]
Read MoreGoya’s Ghosts, by Madelyn Kirsch
The director of Goya’s Ghosts, Milos Forman, created an intriguing, yet gruesome and dramatic film. The movie is centralized around several main characters; including Ines Bilbatua played by Natalie Portman, Lorenzo played by Javier Bardem, Francisco Goya played by Stellan Skarsgard, and Inquisitor General played by Michael Lonsdale. Goya’s Ghosts takes the audience to Spain […]
Read MoreGoya’s Ghosts, by Olivia Minzola
Loosely based on events from the life of Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco Goya, the popular 2006 film titled Goya’s Ghosts – directed by Miloš Forman – provides audiences with a graphic depiction of Goya’s famed art and the historical horrors that inspired it. As shown in the film, Goya, who is played by actor […]
Read MoreGoya’s Ghosts, by Adrienne Tyler
The film, Goya’s Ghosts, focuses on an invented story about Brother Lorenzo, a man who falsely imprisons a wealthy merchant’s daughter, and as a result of this, has to flee, only to return many years later as a supporter of Napoleon. Even though the film focuses on Lorenzo’s story, it was told through Francisco Goya’s […]
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