I, the Worst Of All (1990) Argentina
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Director:Bemberg, María Luisa, Alterio, Héctor, Araujo, Graciela, Murúa, Lautaro, Sanda, Dominique, Serna, Assumpta
Studio:GEA Cinematográfica
Writer:María Luisa Bemberg, Antonio Larreta
Rating:7.0 (335 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:720229910545
Awards:2 wins & 1 nomination
Genre:Spanish films
IMDb:0100990
Duration:1:47:00
Aspect Ratio:1.85 : 1
Sound:Dolby
Languages:Spanish
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300001427
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Bemberg, María Luisa, Alterio, Héctor, Araujo, Graciela, Murúa, Lautaro, Sanda, Dominique, Serna, Assumpta  ...  (Director)
María Luisa Bemberg, Antonio Larreta  ...  (Writer)
 
Assumpta Serna  ...  Juana Inés de la Cruz
Dominique Sanda  ...  La Virreina
Héctor Alterio  ...  The Viceroy
Lautaro Murúa  ...  Archbishop
Graciela Araujo  ...  Sister Ursula
Alberto Segado  ...  Father Miranda
Gerardo Romano  ...  Siguenza
Franklin Caicedo  ...  Santa Cruz
Hugo Soto  ...  
Margara Alonso  ...  
Lidia Catalano  ...  
Margarita Padín  ...  
Alejandra Colunga  ...  
Rosario Blefari  ...  
Felisa Rocha  ...  
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Summary: Set in a magnificent recreation of 17th Century Mexico and based on a true story, I, THE WORST OF ALL is the portrait of a brilliant and beautiful poet, Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna), who enters the convent to pursue her love of writing and goes on to gain international renown as one of the best poets in the Golden Age of Spanish poetry. However, this is the height of the Inquisition and her intellectual prowess soon leads to clashes with the Archbishop of Mexico (Lautaro Murua). Sister Juana is protected only by the beautiful new Vicereine (Dominique Sanda), who befriends and shelters Sister Juana, while simultaneously becoming her erotic muse. The very existence of their friendship flouts convention, but as long as the Viceroy's tour of duty lasts, Sister Juana is safe. Based on the book "The Traps of Faith" by Nobel Prize winner Octavio Paz, I THE WORST OF ALL is considered director Maria Luisa Bemberg's feminist masterpiece and was her last film.