贝姆伯格是阿根廷最著名的女导演之一, 说来也怪, 1922年出生的她比一些阿根廷电影先驱者的年纪都大, 可是却从1981年她近60岁时才开始导演影片, 可谓是大器晚成的一位导演了, 这部影片是她的倒数第二部作品同时也是她的代表作, 95年她死于癌症, 空留下仅有的6部电影. 1990年威尼斯国际电影节荣誉奖, 90年奥斯卡阿根廷官方参赛影片.
Plot Summary:A viceroy and an archbishop take their posts in Mexico. A local nun, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695), intrigues them. The viceroy and his wife find her brilliant and fascinating. The prelate finds her a symbol of European laxity. He engineers the election of a new abbess, severe and ascetic. The virreina visits Sor Juana often and inspires her to write passionate poetry that the archbishop finds scandalous. The viceroy protects her. After he is replaced and returns to Spain with his wife, Sor Juana faces envy and retribution. A bishop betrays her, her confessor humbles her. Plague, a tribunal, and her confession as "the worst of all" end the great poet's life.
