Screening of I, THE WORST OF ALL + Intro & Drinks

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Cinema Mentiré, in partnership with the Rio Feminist Programming Group and supported by Cinema Rediscovered on Tour, presents the remarkable classic now restored in 2K I, the Worst of All –Yo, la peor de todas (1990, 107 minutes).

The film will be introduced by Natalia & Marta from Cinema Mentiré, and the ticket includes a welcome glass of wine, kindly offered by the Embassy of Argentina in London.

Inspired by Octavio Paz’s essay “The Traps of Faith”, the film narrates the final years of the celebrated Mexican poet and nun Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, who, at the age of twenty, secludes herself in a convent to be able to study. Set in colonial Mexico, heavily influenced by the Spanish Crown and the Catholic Church, two powers that often clashed and that shaped Sor Juana’s life: while the viceroys offer her protection, the Church disapproves of her teaching and wide-ranging intellectual pursuits (her passionate sonnets to the vicereine also raise eyebrows). With the Spanish Inquisition in full swing, Juana’s free-spirited genius with a penchant for rebellion and individual thought, spilling over with self-confidence and good humour, will suffer the consequences at the hands of misogynistic and conservative powers.

This screening is part of Daring to Dare: The Films of María Luisa Bemberg, a retrospective of trailblazing Argentinian filmmaker María Luisa Bemberg (1922-1995) to celebrate her extraordinary legacy on the 30th anniversary of her passing.

Bemberg’s work was a revelation compared to the cinema made in Argentina and Latin America at the time, both for its formal characteristics (how she worked with film genres, especially the melodrama) and for its thematic and political issues, addressing feminist demands centred on women’s autonomy. She confronted official accounts and what seemed to be established truths, forging a genealogy in which women were inscribed in a history that recognised their work, struggles, and achievements.

More screenings are taking place across the UK! Take a look at the full programme HERE.

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