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Madness for Love
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Wikipedia article
'Madness for Love' is a 1948 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Ordua.Mira p.211
The movie is based on the play 'The Madness of Love' written in 1855 by Manuel Tamayo y Baus around the figure of Queen Joanna of Castile; who attracted authors, composers, and artists of the romanticist movement, due to her characteristics of unrequited love, obsessive jealousy, and undying fidelity.
The film is also known as 'The Mad Queen'. It was made by CIFESA, Spain's largest film company at the time, which turned out a number of historical films during the late 1940s. It was given an American release in 1950.
In 2001, Vicente Aranda made a remake titled 'Juana la Loca'.
Plot summary
The story of Queen Joanna of Castile, known as "Juana la loca," and her husband Philip I of Castile, also known as "Philip the handsome."
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Bibliography
* Mira, Alberto. 'Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema'. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
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