Rating: R
Genre:
Historical Film
Theatrical Release: 08/30/2002(USA
Release Date: 01/21/2003
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: Espanol
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 118 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar
This lavish
historical drama was inspired by the true story of
Juana the Mad, who became
Queen of Spain before her willfulness and jealousy robbed her of her power. During the late 15th century,
Juana (
Pilar Lopez de Ayala) was born to the Spanish royal family, and as a teenager her mother,
Queen Isabella (
Susy Sanchez), arranged for her to marry
Archduke Philip (
Daniele Liotti) of Brussels. The marriage is a matter of politics more than anything else, and
Juana is upset that she must leave behind
Alvaro de Estuniga (
Eloy Azorin), the boy she loves, but from the first time she sees
Felipe, she's passionately attracted to him, and he soon awakens her to the joys of lovemaking. While
Juana is happy with her new husband,
Philip soon reveals himself to be an incorrigible womanizer (and rapidly loses sexual interest in her), leading to much tension between
Philip and
Juana. To complicate matters further, her sexual appetite and desire to possess her husband only build, and soon, she is completely out of control on an emotional level - throwing tantrums in the rain, lapsing into arousal while she breast feeds and evincing a spectrum of equally questionable behavior that leads others (including
Philip) to dub her "Juana the Mad."In time,
Juana becomes the
Queen of Spain, but her rise to power is tempered by
Felipe' s behind-the-scenes machinations to have her dethroned once and for all. Lo and behold, she falls into the trap of missing this - as she's too distracted by
Philip's continued infidelity.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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