Maps of Movies

The House of the Spirits (1993)

Where The House of the Spirits says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Chilean family saga shot mostly in Denmark, with Portugal's Alentejo standing in for Chile's hacienda and Lisbon's parliament for the junta's seat

Scenes and places

Esteban builds Tres Marías (1926)

Esteban uses the gold he found mining to buy a dilapidated hacienda and turns it into a successful estate by brute force. Riding through the countryside, he meets the peasant girl Pancha García, a meeting that shapes the family for decades.

Set in Tres Marías hacienda — The estate Esteban Trueba buys with his mining gold, in the Chilean countryside; no real location is given for it.

Filmed at Monte das Três Marias, Cercal do Alentejo, Portugal — Wikipedia lists the Monte das Três Marias in Cercal do Alentejo among the filming sites; the pin is the parish centre, not the farm itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Blanca and Pedro by the river (1962)

Back from boarding school, Blanca meets the foreman's son Pedro by the river every night. Esteban learns of it, punishes Pedro with a whipping and banishment, and later whips Blanca too.

Set in The river at Tres Marías — The riverbank where the two meet at night.

Clara leaves for Santiago (1962)

When Esteban strikes her for pointing out his hypocrisy, Clara vows never to speak to him again. She leaves Tres Marías with Blanca to live in Santiago.

Set in Santiago, Chile — The Chilean capital, where Clara and Blanca settle; the film gives no street address. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The 1973 coup (1973)

A conspiracy between Conservative Party members and the military ends in a coup, and the military seizes control of the country. People linked to the People's Front are arrested, and the police come for Blanca because of Pedro.

Set in Santiago, Chile — The capital under military control; the film's junta building is not located in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Palácio de São Bento, Lisbon, Portugal — According to one Italian Wikipedia line, protests arose after release that the Portuguese parliament building in Lisbon was used as the junta's headquarters. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Vila Nova de Milfontes, Portugal — Scene not identified in the sources Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Cabo Espichel, Portugal — Scene not identified in the sources Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Clara — A clairvoyant girl from a well-off Santiago family who foresees her own marriage to Esteban Trueba.
• Esteban Trueba — A miner who buys the Tres Marías hacienda and turns it into a successful estate by brute force.
• Blanca — Clara and Esteban's daughter, who narrates the story and loves a peasant boy, Pedro Tercero.