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Goya`s Ghosts   2006         R, 114 min. Genre: Drama Director: Milos Forman   Cast: Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman, Stellan Skarsgard, Randy Quaid, Blanca Portillo, Michael Lonsdale, Jose Luis Gomez, Mabel Rivera, Craig Stevenson, Julian Wadham, Simon Andreu, Jack Taylor, David Calder   In 18th-century Spain during the Inquisition, painter Francisco Goya (Stellan Skarsgard) is working on a portrait of the archconservative Brother Lorenzo and, at the same time, is painting a portrait of one of his favorite models, Ines (Natalie Portman). After Ines is arrested on suspicion of being a Jew, she is thrown into prison where she is tortured and then raped by Lorenzo. Her father Tomas (Jose Luis Gomez) begs Goya to intercede. But Goya, who is terrified of the Church, will only stand on the sidelines unwilling to help. Fifteen years later, Napoleon (Craig Stevenson) and his army "liberate" Spain, and Lorenzo is now Napoleon's prosecutor. Ines is set free from prison and tells Lorenzo that they have a daughter. Lorenzo declares Ines insane, institutionalizes her, and sets out to find the daughter. Once again, Goya watches helplessly from the sidelines. Cast Javier Bardem Brother Lorenzo Natalie Portman Ines/Alicia Stellan Skarsgard Goya Randy Quaid King Carlos IV Blanca Portillo Queen Maria Luisa Michael Lonsdale Father Gregorio Jose Luis Gomez Tomas Bilbatua Mabel Rivera Maria Isabel Bilbatua Craig Stevenson Napoleon Bonaparte Julian Wadham Joseph Bonaparte Simon Andreu Asylum Director Jack Taylor Chamberlain David Calder Monk of the Inquisition