The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni
2005 · 101 min
Comedy · Drama
★ 8.0The daughter of an Englishman and an Andalusian woman, Juanita rejects the historical changes taking place in Tangier.She lives alone in this "Paradise lost", surrounded by her sister Elena; Esther, her close friend who dedicates her entire life to an impossible love affair with a Moroccan; and Hamruch the housemaid, who disappears one day without saying a word. The Spanish Civil War, WWII with the arrival of refugees from Europe, and the Moroccan independence finally returns the city to its Arab origins. Juanita's tragedy lies in not realizing that her world is destined to disappear by the destructive and rejuvenating force of History.
Crew
- Director Farida Benlyazid
- Writer Gerardo Bellod
- Director of Photography José Luis Alcaine
Cast
Crew
- Director — Farida Benlyazid
- Writer — Gerardo Bellod
- Director of Photography — José Luis Alcaine
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