Bringing to the screen the tragic true story of 17th-century Mexican writer and poet Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz in I, THE WORST OF ALL, Maria Luisa Bemberg has fashioned an eloquent statement about freedom and repression.
A brilliant freethinker, Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna) entered the convent at the age of 19, as the only alternative to marriage and motherhood for a woman of her class. The convent promised her the freedom to follow her own pursuits, and her lavish room is filled with books,
scientific instruments and manuscripts of her poems and plays. Sister Juana enjoys the protection and friendship of the Viceroy (Hector Alterio) and his...
Released:
1991
Rated:
NR
Length:
100 mins