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Portman and Bardem Haunted by Goya

By James Wray Apr 20, 2005, 7:02 GMT

Natalie Portman and Javier Bardem are in negotiations to star in Goya's Ghosts, a drama about Spanish painter Francisco Goya.Variety reports Milos Forman will direct from a script he wrote with Jean-Claude Carriere.Media mogul Saul Zaentz will produce with an eye towards a start in the fall.Goya's Ghosts is set in Spain in the late eighteenth century with Goya at the height of his fame. A scandal erupts when an unscrupulous monk, who is part of the inquisition, accuses Goya’s muse of heresy in a setup.Portman would play the muse and her daughter, with Bardem the monk. In a twist the daughter may actually be the daughter of the monk.

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Goya's Ghosts

GOYA’S GHOSTS is a sweeping historical epic, told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya (STELLAN SKARSGARD). Set against the backdrop of political turmoil at the end of the ...more

US Release: 2007-07-20
UK Release: TBA

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