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Locura de amor

1948 · 107 min

A grand, tragic romance that sweeps you into a world of royal passion and creeping despair.

Directed by
Juan de Orduña
Genres
Drama, History
Overview
The passion that Joan of Castile, daughter of the Catholic Kings and heir to the throne, feels for her husband, Philip the Handsome, sovereign of the Netherlands and son of Maximilian of Austria and Mary of Burgundy, is not reciprocated. Her temperament, her jealousy and an unexpected tragedy will throw Joan into the dark realm of madness and obsession with death, the only realm where she will be a true queen…

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Directed by
Juan de Orduña
Genres
Drama, History
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • madness
  • betrayal
  • power
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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