Madness of Love

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Madness of Love

R

2002

1h 57m

Drama

Romance

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In the 16th century, an incarcerated woman (Pilar López de Ayala) reflects on her arranged marriage and her stint as queen of Spain.

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Critics Consensus

An overwrought bodice-ripper, Mad Love is more silly than dramatic.

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Sheila Norman-Culp

Associated Press

10/31/2018

Every historical film, it seems, has certain requirements: galloping horses, characters swathed in yards of tapestry fabric, demure yet treacherous ladies-in-waiting. Mad Love has all that and more.

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Geoff Pevere

Toronto Star

01/10/2003

3/5

A sumptuously-appointed account of the life of the 16th-century Spanish royal Joan of Castile.

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

01/10/2003

2/4

Nothing more or less than an outright bodice-ripper -- it should have ditched the artsy pretensions and revelled in the entertaining shallows.

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John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews

02/22/2010

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dwells on questions of Joan's madness to the point of exhaustion

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

07/23/2005

3/5

Susan Tavernetti

Palo Alto Weekly

05/20/2003

1.5/4

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07/24/2014

A queen is driven insane by the loneliness of her position.. True story of 'the mad queen of Castile'--An esoteric and richly endowed period piece!!

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07/14/2014

Its authentic title in Spanish release, "Joanna the Mad" is a better fit, it reminded me of The Duchess, but did a better job than that film of realizing its potential.

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06/29/2014

To me this was such a good example of what not to let a man drive you to. When you truly love someone and they do not return your love, (or even worse they abuse it), it can lead you to a level of passion that teeters on insanity. The message I got from this film is to not be like Juana.

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01/27/2013

Saw this movie after it was strongly recommended by friends. Ignore the 'professional' critics its a uniquely entertaining movie. The banter between husband and wife are classical.

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05/13/2012

True story, based on obsession

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04/23/2012

Interesting from a historical perspective, otherwise not much special here.

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Vicente Aranda

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Pilar López de Ayala

Joan

Daniele Liotti

Philip

Manuela Arcuri

Aixa

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Synopsis

In the 16th century, an incarcerated woman (Pilar López de Ayala) reflects on her arranged marriage and her stint as queen of Spain.

Director: Vicente Aranda
Producer: Enrique Cerezo
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Production Group
Rating: R
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 30, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $279.6K
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Surround