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I, the Worst of All

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, p...

Release Date: November 24, 1995

Genre: Drama

Director: María Luisa Bemberg

Writers: María Luisa Bemberg

, Antonio Larreta

Runtime: 1 h 45 min

MPAA: R

Production: GEA Cinematográfica, Gea Cinematografica

Distributor: First Run Features

Country: Argentina

Language: Spanish

Domestic: $ 52,148

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