The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni
01/01/2005
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.
Movie Information
Mariola Fuentes
as Juanita Narboni
Salima BenMoumen
as Hamruch
Lou Doillon
as Helena Narboni
Chete Lera
as Sr. Narboni
Nabila Baraka
as Esther
Nadia Alami
as Alegria
Francisco Algora
as Dédé
Annie Aubert
as Mme. Maubert
Mariana Cordero
as Sra. Narboni
Concha Cuetos
as Bella
Maggie Deane
as Miss Bentley
Alexandra Fierro
as Esperanza
Victoria Mora
as Madame Marinetti
Rosario Pardo
as Mercedes
Romina Sánchez
as Carmen
