Summary This fact-based film examines the life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna), a Roman Catholic nun from Mexico City who, in the midst of the Spanish Inquisition, established herself as an important New World philosopher, poet, playwright and early feminist. When Sor Juana comes under the scrutiny of a vicious archbishop (Lautaro Murúa) for her unconventional ways, she must appeal to a powerful political connection -- the Viceroy's scholarly wife. View more details
Directed : María Luisa Bemberg
Written : Antonio Larreta Octavio Paz María Luisa Bemberg
Stars : Dominique Sanda Assumpta Serna Héctor Alterio Lautaro Murúa
Genres : Drama Romance History Biography
Release date : Aug 8, 1990
Countries of origin : Argentina
Language : Spanish
Filming locations : Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
Production companies : GEA Cinematográfica
Summary This fact-based film examines the life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna), a Roman Catholic nun from Mexico City who, in the midst of the Spanish Inquisition, established herself as an important New World philosopher, poet, playwright and early feminist. When Sor Juana comes under the scrutiny of a vicious archbishop (Lautaro Murúa) for her unconventional ways, she must appeal to a powerful political connection -- the Viceroy's scholarly wife. View more details
Genres : Drama Romance History Biography
Release date : Aug 8, 1990
Countries of origin : Argentina
Language : Spanish
Filming locations : Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina
Production companies : GEA Cinematográfica
