Golden House [Film and TV Commentary]

Adapted from the novel "House of Ghosts" by Isabel Allende. For his beloved girl Rosa, young Esteban (Jeremy Irons) left the capital and went to the wilderness to mine gold mines alone. Two years later, he successfully found the "first pot of gold", but at this time, the sad news came that his lover Rosa had died of drinking poisonous wine by mistake. Esteban was extremely sad and frustrated, and returned to his hometown to take over the farm left by his father. Under Esteban's orderly management, the farm prospered day by day, and he became a well-known farm owner. A few years later, Esteban meets Clara (played by Meryl Streep). Clara is Rosa's little sister. She has been secretly in love with Esteban since she was a child. At this time, Clara has become a tall girl. The two quickly fall in love and soon get married. Clara gave birth to a daughter Blanca for Esteban, and the family lived a happy life. However, as Esteban gains more and more power, he becomes more authoritarian and surly. He has no reason to suspect that his sister Filula (Glenn Close) has evil intentions towards Clara, and drives her out of the house; he is also dissatisfied with Blanca (Winona Ryd...