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Mad Love

Original title: Juana la Loca
  • 20012001
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  • 1h 55m
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Juana la Loca (2001)
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The love story that transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana "the Mad". A story of passions, lies and jealousy with a political motive behind.The love story that transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana "the Mad". A story of passions, lies and jealousy with a political motive behind.The love story that transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana "the Mad". A story of passions, lies and jealousy with a political motive behind.
IMDb RATING
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3.8K
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  • Director
    • Vicente Aranda
  • Writers
    • Vicente Aranda(screenplay)
    • Antonio Larreta(screenplay)
    • Manuel Tamayo y Baus(play "La locura de amor")
  • Stars
    • Pilar López de Ayala
    • Daniele Liotti
    • Rosana Pastor
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  • Director
    • Vicente Aranda
  • Writers
    • Vicente Aranda(screenplay)
    • Antonio Larreta(screenplay)
    • Manuel Tamayo y Baus(play "La locura de amor")
  • Stars
    • Pilar López de Ayala
    • Daniele Liotti
    • Rosana Pastor
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    • 32User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 12 nominations

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    Pilar López de Ayala and Rosana Pastor in Juana la Loca (2001)
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    Pilar López de Ayala in Juana la Loca (2001)
    Pilar López de Ayala in Juana la Loca (2001)
    Pilar López de Ayala in Juana la Loca (2001)
    Pilar López de Ayala and Rosana Pastor in Juana la Loca (2001)
    Daniele Liotti in Juana la Loca (2001)
    Pilar López de Ayala in Juana la Loca (2001)
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    Pilar López de Ayala
    Pilar López de Ayala
    • Juanaas Juana
    Daniele Liotti
    Daniele Liotti
    • Felipeas Felipe
    Rosana Pastor
    • Elviraas Elvira
    Giuliano Gemma
    Giuliano Gemma
    • De Veyreas De Veyre
    Roberto Álvarez
    Roberto Álvarez
    • Admiralas Admiral
    Eloy Azorín
    Eloy Azorín
    • Álvaro de Estúñigaas Álvaro de Estúñiga
    Guillermo Toledo
    Guillermo Toledo
    • Capitán Corralesas Capitán Corrales
    Susi Sánchez
    Susi Sánchez
    • Reina Isabelas Reina Isabel
    • (as Susy Sánchez)
    Chema de Miguel
    Chema de Miguel
    • Don Juan Manuelas Don Juan Manuel
    Andrés Lima
    • Marqués de Villenaas Marqués de Villena
    Cipriano Lodosa
    • Marlianoas Marliano
    Manuela Arcuri
    Manuela Arcuri
    • Aixa-Beatrizas Aixa-Beatriz
    Carolina Bona
    Carolina Bona
    • Inésas Inés
    Jorge Monje
    • Hernánas Hernán
    Sol Abad
    • Mucamaas Mucama
    Cristina Arranz
    • Anaas Ana
    Cristina Perales
    Cristina Perales
    • Maríaas María
    María Ballesteros
    • Catalinaas Catalina
    • Director
      • Vicente Aranda
    • Writers
      • Vicente Aranda(screenplay)
      • Antonio Larreta(screenplay)
      • Manuel Tamayo y Baus(play "La locura de amor")
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    Juana is married off by her pious parents, the Catholic kings Ferndinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille, to ally Spain, united by their marriage, to the Burgundian and other Habsburg heritage of archduke Maximilian's son Philip. When they meet, it's love at first sight, for her all-consuming, for him one of many happy bed partnerships as she later discovers. Deaths in her family soon make Juana Isabella's heir, but Ferdinand suggests she inherited her grandmother's madness and supports Philip's ambition to rule instead, which becomes the stakes of political maneuvering in the Cortes (nobility-dominated parliament). Combined with Philip's incurable infidelity, which includes a Moorish whore-princess, multiple drama is inevitable, and worse follows. —KGF Vissers
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    • Trivia
      Jennifer Diaz's debut.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Holiday (2006)
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      Gallarda
      Composed by Luis de Milán

      Adapted by Pepe Rey

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    Mad Crazy Loca Joan in a Bad Crazy Historical Drama
    If you like overwrought historical dramas, not particularly good ones, I'd say this is the film to watch. We see Joan at the beginning as a young woman who is uncertain of being married for political reasons. After that, I'd say I'm at a lost as to what the hell this woman is doing or feeling. She is called mad several times in the movie over, even before she displays any sort of crazy behavior--so I'm likely to think it was just her fulfilling some prophecies. And when she does, that's the ONLY thing she does in the entire movie except deliver her own babies and spread her legs. Not that that is a bad thing. There is quite a bit of leg-spreading in this film--just little else to see after that. The camera cuts away to some monotonous meeting of parliament or if it lingers, the scene isn't particularly sensual or erotic--just boring and full of business talk.

    Some have been saying that she was ahead of her time, being such a sexual woman. I didn't think so. Were she to be empowered by sex and not driven to erratic behavior, I'd say she was ahead of her time. Her husband--played by Daniele Lioti, whose two expressions are "I'm going to rape you" and "I'm going to beat you"--seems to be someone to run away from, not love with a fiery passion. The love scenes between this silly long-haired eye-candy and Joan actually made the audience laugh instead of sympathize. Nuh uh, Vicente Aranda, I don't think so.

    Overall, I liked the costumes.
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    • suze072
    • May 30, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 30, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • Italy
      • Portugal
      • France
    • Official sites
      • juanalaloca.com
      • Sony Pictures Classics
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Madness of Joan
    • Filming locations
      • Burgos, Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Canal+ España
      • Enrique Cerezo Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.
      • Eurimages
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €4,800,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $280,046
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $23,869
      • Sep 1, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,306,362
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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