Assumpta Serna
Juana Ines de la Cruz
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105 minutes. Country. Argentina. Language. Spanish. I, the Worst of All ( Spanish: Yo, la peor de todas) is an Argentine film directed by María Luisa Bemberg. The film was released in 1990 and is a biopic on the life of Juana Inés de la Cruz. It was based on Octavio Paz 's Sor Juana: Or, the Traps of Faith. The film premiered at the 47th ...
Nov 24, 1995 · I, the Worst of All: Directed by María Luisa Bemberg. With Assumpta Serna, Dominique Sanda, Héctor Alterio, Lautaro Murúa. This fact-based film examines the life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna), a Roman Catholic nun from Mexico City who, in the midst of the Spanish Inquisition, established herself as an important New World philosopher, poet, playwright and early feminist.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- María Luisa Bemberg
- 1995-11-24
I, the Worst of All. This fact-based film examines the life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna), a Roman Catholic nun from Mexico City who, in the midst of the Spanish Inquisition ...
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- María Luisa Bemberg
- History, Drama
- Assumpta Serna
A viceroy and an archbishop take their posts in Mexico. A local nun, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695), intrigues them. The viceroy and his wife find her brilliant and fascinating. The prelate finds her a symbol of European laxity. He engineers the election of a new abbess, severe and ascetic.
Synopsis. Assumpta Serna stars as the brilliant and beautiful poet Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz in this magnificent portrayal of 17th Century Mexico. In order to pursue her love of writing, Juana enters the convent and gains international renown. When the Inquisition comes, the local Vicereine becomes Juana's protectress and erotic muse, and ...
- María Luisa Bemberg
- 1
- Assumpta Serna
- 105 min
Duration. 1h 40m. Set in 17th-century Mexico during the Inquisition, this tragedy chronicles the true story of a rebellious, highly educated nun--writer/poet Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz (1651-1695)--who is persecuted for her radical ideas, after her mentors, the Spanish Viceroy and his wife, return to Europe.
Review by Maria ★★★★½. I, the Worst of All is a baroque painting come to life. It's a formally-fascinating film, plunging viewers into the art movement of the period it's set in and dialoguing not only with those codes, but the codes of film as a medium too. Frames bathed in chiaroscuro, frames with rich bursts of colour, each one ...
