I, the Worst of All (1990)

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Release Date: Dec 1, 1990 Wide

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Sister Juana (Assumpta Serna) is a gentle poet and a none-too-pious nun, living in seventeenth-century Mexico. She is protected by the Governor and his wife from a ferociously misogynistic Archbishop, who some believe is using his hatred of women to hide from his very powerful lust for them. Indeed, it is possible that he is the actual father of Sister Juana. Regardless of that, her life becomes extremely grim when her loving patrons return to Spain, leaving her to the not-so-tender mercies of

R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Art House & International, Drama

Directed By: Mar�a Luisa Bemberg

Written By: Mar�a Luisa Bemberg, Antonio Larreta

In Theaters: Dec 1, 1990 Wide

On DVD: Mar 25, 2003

Cast

Assumpta Serna
Juana Ines de la Cruz
Dominique Sanda
Maria Sanda
H�ctor Alterio
Vice king
Lautaro Mur�a
Archbishop
Gerardo Romano
Siguenza
Hugo Soto
Franklin Caicedo
Santa Cruz
Alberto Segado
Father Miranda
Jean Pierre Reguerraz

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I, the Worst of All offers an illuminating and soulful portrait of Latin America's first great poet, who happened to be a brilliant nun in seventeenth-century Mexico.

April 25, 2003 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice