I, the worst of all and feminism reel american history films list. Juana ines is a beautiful retelling of her life and achievements. I drew an important woman from history for 100 days leading up to the 2016 election. Juana ines, is a mexican television series coproduced by canal once and bravo films. Movie based on sor juanas second dream cooking with sor. Jerome on february 21, and remains there until her death. Sor juana, seeing through the guise of sor filotea, wrote a letter back to don manuel titled response of the poet. Mar 22, 2015 i dont study to know more, but to ignore less. Bruce williams, in an analysis of two earlier bemberg films, postulates the blinding of the female gaze in camila and. Her contemporaries called her the tenth muse and the phoenix of mexico, names that continue to resonate.
The series consists of seven episodes and one season. As a female, she had little access to formal education and. The virreina, in particular, saw in juana a kindred spirit. Sor juana was befriended by the spanish viceroy and his wife. Juana ramirez thirsted for knowledge from her earliest years and throughout her life. There is no prison for the soul, she replies loftily. We are honored to present to you the greatest poet the american continent produced in the seventeenth century. And she refused to apologize for being a woman born into a mans world. Click on the book cover above to view the book trailer. Mexicos most erotic poet and its most dangerous nun. Celebrated mexican nun was baroque sensation, but catholic. This novel takes a look at women in the new world in the 17th century and the stubborn men who accuse them for no reason. The virreina visits sor juana often and inspires her to write passionate poetry that the archbishop. A viceroy and an archbishop take their posts in mexico.
Its a hotlydebated subject, and one that cant be settled by this lone writer. She was revered as a prodigy during her lifetime, and was one of the most widely published writers of the period. Arcelia ramirez and yolanda corrales in juana ines 2016 arantza ruiz in juana ines. Sor juana 16511695 was a fiery feminist and a woman ahead of her time. Aug 15, 2016 sor juana, seeing through the guise of sor filotea, wrote a letter back to don manuel titled response of the poet. I, worst of all is a film written and directed by maria luisa bemberg about the poet. I, the worst of all is an argentinian film directed by maria luisa bemberg. Jun 01, 2018 juana ines and maria luisa kisses minh ng. The department of spanish and portuguese dartmouth college hanover, new hampshire.
Edher alberto castaneda resendiz recommended for you. With alberto collado, gonzalo guzman, arcelia ramirez, karina diaz lopez. Based off her writing, many modern scholars believe that sor juana was romantically interested in women, which would make her one of the most prominent lgbt figures in mexican history. Arcelia ramirez and yolanda corrales in juana ines 2016 arantza ruiz in juana ines 2016. I am, in fact, the coscreenplaywriter, along with the films director and coproducer, rene bueno. In her native mexico today she is celebrated as an icon. Although for many it has been a traditional love relationship, the love between sor juana ines and maria luisa could not be reciprocated. Her work has survived because of the strength and beauty of her work.