Completed - SPANISH-ARGENTINE - Drama - 105 minutes
Year of production : 1990 Director(s) : Maria Luisa BEMBERG Cast : Assumpta SERNA, Dominique SANDA, Héctor ALTERIO, Lautaro MURÚA Producer(s) : Lita STANTIC (GEA Producciones)
It tells the true story of a woman in 14th Century Mexico, Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz, considered today as one of the greatest poets in the Spanish language. In order to pursue her burning passion to write, Juana finds no other solution during this époque than to enter the Convent, where her thirst for knowledge, her expansiveness of thought and her striking beauty afford her the protection of the Viceroy (and the close friendship of the Vice-reine), which allow her to devote herself to writing. But such a personality, so unusual and provocative to the unforgiving Inquisition, inevitably leads her into conflict with the Church, as well as with the State
Country(ies) : ARGENTINA