I, The Worst Of All

María Luisa Bemberg / Argentina / 1990 / 100 min / English subtitles
Wednesday Sep 30 at 17.30, Kulturhuset Hartwig

Set in 17th-century Mexico during the Inquisition, this tragedy chronicles the true story of a rebellious, highly educated nun—writer/poet Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz (1651-1695)—who is persecuted for her radical ideas, after her mentors, the Spanish Viceroy and his wife, return to Europe, with a lesbian subplot. Directed by one of the pioneering women of Argentine cinema, a great advocate for feminism, and inspired by Octavio Paz’s essay “The Traps of Faith,” this shows that Sister Juana’s entire life would be shaped by the two powers of the Spanish Crown and the Catholic Church.