I, the Worst of All Movie Review 1990

Portrayal of 17th-century Mexican poet, Sister Juana Ines del la Cruz (Serna). She develops a passionate but chaste friendship with Maria Luisa (Sanda), the wife of the Spanish viceroy in Mexico, and writes love poems to her. However, the newly appointed archbishop (Murua) is a religious fanatic who condemns Juana's work, burns her books, and proceeds to persecute her. Adapted from the novel, "The Traps of Faith," by Octavio Paz. Spanish with subtitles.

Distribution

First Run Features, The Film Center Building, 630 Ninth Ave., Ste. 1213, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)243-0600, Toll-free: 800-229-8575, Fax: (212)989-7649, Email: info@firstrunfeatures.com, URL: http://www.firstrunfeatures.com

Available on VHS
Running time 105 minutes.
Originally from Spanish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

This Is Your Life, True Stories, Period Piece: 17th Century, Nuns & Priests, Poetry, Religion

Screenplay

Maria-Luisa Bemberg, Antonio Larreta

Cast

Assumpta Serna, Dominique Sanda, Lautaro Murua, Hector Alterio

Cinematography

Felix Monti

Director

Maria-Luisa Bemberg

Music

Luis Maria Serra

Producer

Lita Stantic, GEO Cinematografica, First Run Features