The Idiot Maiden

The Idiot Maiden
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa dama boba
Directed byManuel Iborra
Screenplay byManuel Iborra
Based onA Lady of Little Sense
by Félix Lope de Vega
Starring
CinematographyJuan Molina Temboury
Edited byIván Aledo
Music byLuis Ivars
Production
companies
Release dates
  • 23 March 2006 (2006-03-23) (Málaga)
  • 24 March 2006 (2006-03-24) (Spain)
Running time
Spanish
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish
Box officeEUR3,000,000

The Idiot Maiden (Spanish: La dama boba)[1] is a 2006 Spanish romantic comedy film directed and written by Manuel Iborra [es], consisting of an adaptation of the 1613 play A Lady of Little Sense by Félix Lope de Vega.[2] It stars Silvia Abascal, Jose Coronado, Macarena Gómez, Roberto San Martín, and Verónica Forqué.

Plot

Set in the 16th century, the plot follows the romantic entanglement of two sisters (Finea and Nise) with Laurencio and Liseo.[3]

Cast

Production

The film is a DeAPlaneta PC, Flamenco Films and Belén Gómez production.[6] It was shot in 2005 at Ciudad de la Luz in Alicante, being the first film to be shot in the film studio.[6]

Release

The film was presented at the 9th Málaga Film Festival in March 2006.[7] It was theatrically released in Spain on 24 March 2006.[3][4]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2006 9th Málaga Film Festival Silver Biznaga for Best Actress Silvia Abascal Won [8]
Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actress Macarena Gómez Won
Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor Roberto San Martín Won
Silver Biznaga for Best Costume Design Lorenzo Caprile Won
2007 21st Goya Awards Best Actress Silvia Abascal Nominated [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Holland, Jonathan (27 March 2006). "'Rough Winds' hits Malaga". Variety.
  2. ^ Women's Literacy in Early Modern Spain and the New World Rosilie Hernández, Anne J. Cruz - 2016 - 1134780389 A film adaptation, directed by Manuel Iborra, was released in Spain in 2006 with Silvia Abascal in the role of Finea; see minireview in Wheeler 297–99.
  3. ^ a b "La dama boba". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "La dama boba". elmundo.es. January 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b López López, Yolanda (2017). El Siglo de Oro en el cine y la ficción televisiva. Madrid: ACCI. p. 400. ISBN 978-84-16549-70-2.
  6. ^ a b "Cultura.- 'La dama boba', la primera producción rodada en La Ciudad de la Luz, se estenará en Rusia". Europa Press. 27 June 2006.
  7. ^ "Iborra presenta en Málaga su versión del clásico de Lope de Vega 'La Dama Boba'". El País. 23 March 2006.
  8. ^ "Palmarés de la 9ª edición del Festival de Málaga". El Mundo. 25 March 2006.
  9. ^ "La dama boba". premiosgoya.com. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved 5 October 2022.