Movielogr
The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni (2005)
Directed by Farida Benlyazid
Overview
The 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.
Length 101 minutes
Actors
Mariola Fuentes | Salima BenMoumen | Lou Doillon | Chete Lera | Nabila Baraka | Nadia Alami | Francisco Algora | Annie Aubert | Mariana Cordero | Concha Cuetos | Maggie Deane | Alexandra Fierro | Victoria Mora | Rosario Pardo | Romina Sánchez