Well, if i wasn't a fan of Nathalie, i would have never picked this movie and it would have been a pity as it's a good one. Forman seems to walk in the path of Gavras as he attacks the hypocrisy of institutions. First, it's the Spanish church and its crazy Inquisition. While Christian doctrine is love, compassion, mercy, it's terrifying to see that its head could ever imagine to torture people, to live in opulence ! And as usual, as the message is universal, those people aren't disturbed to be among males only ! The so-called enlightened rebels aren't better as bringing liberty, democracy means also to kill opponents ! So, everybody kills everybody and always found the pretext to do so ! This was 2 centuries ago and things haven't changed very much ! That's why such historical movies like this one are essential as they help us to understand our present and make us realize that problems just keep repeating and that we are as dumb as our ancestors! In my opinion, the film is also all the more clear and punchy than its cast is excellent : Nathalie as a honest young woman who gets broken (a bit like in « V » ) and Pénelope husband's as a real cunning opportunist !
Review of Goya's Ghosts
