I, The Worst of All (Yo, la Peor de Todas)
by María Luisa Bemberg
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Actor: Assumpta Serna, Dominique Sanda, Graciela Araujo, Héctor Alterio, Lautaro MurúaDirector: María Luisa Bemberg
Brand: First RUN Features
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-03-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Movie Reviews of I, The Worst of All (Yo, la Peor de Todas)
Movie Review: "Every Theology Is Questionable" ~ Attraction For The Abyss
Summary: 5 Stars
Note: Spanish with English subtitles.
The obscure '95 film `I, The Worst of All' is visual poetry of the highest order. Based on the life of poet, scholar, feminist and Catholic nun Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, director Maria Luisa Bemberg does a magnificent job at capturing contemporary life and attitudes inside and outside the convent in 17th century Mexico.
The majority of the storyline unfolds inside the cold, minimalist confines of the convent community. The stark visuals coupled with a shadowy, dark around the edges cinematic style creates an otherworldly atmosphere giving the production the feel of a stage play rather than a film.
The surreal nature of 'I, The Worst of All' can be fully appreciated in one particularly evocative and mesmerizing scene showing Sister Juana on her way to visit her dying Mother. As she rides methodically across the desert against the backdrop of a crimson sunset one feels as though they're watching the final brushstroke being applied to a Goya painting.
Assumpta Serna is magnificent in the role of Sister Juana; beautiful, beguiling, clever and highly intelligent, qualities that traditionally coincide with traits possessed by the serpent in the Garden of Eden. She is the perfect foil for the masculine hierarchy trying to silence the pen and tongue of the defiant and spirited nun.
Buy this one! A flawless production and a signature performance by Assumpta Serna make 'I, The Worst of All' a cinematic jewel that belongs in every serious DVD collection.
P.S.: Don't let the comment about lesbianism on the DVD case dissuade you from viewing this film, it simply isn't there. There is an intense and deeply profound relationship between Juana and her aristocratic patroness but whatever those feelings portend they are left unspoken and un-acted upon.
Summary of I, The Worst of All (Yo, la Peor de Todas)
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.
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