''Madness for Love'' ( es, Locura de amor, links=no) is a 1948 Spanish historical drama film directed by

Juan de Orduña Juan de Orduña y Fernández-Shaw (27 December 1900 – 3 February 1974) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor. Subservient to the ideological tenets and preferences of Francoism, he was one of the regime's standout directors d ...

.Mira p.211 The movie is based on the play '' The Madness of Love'' written in 1855 by Manuel Tamayo y Baus around the figure of Queen

Joanna of Castile Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad ( es, link=no, Juana la Loca), was the nominal Queen of Castile from 1504 and Queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was married by arrangement to P ...

; who attracted authors, composers, and artists of the romanticist movement, due to her characteristics of unrequited love, obsessive jealousy, and undying fidelity. The film is also known as ''The Mad Queen''. It was made by CIFESA, Spain's largest film company at the time, which turned out a number of historical films during the late 1940s. It was given an American release in 1950. In 2001,

Vicente Aranda Vicente Aranda Ezquerra (; 9 November 1926 – 26 May 2015) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. Due to his refined and personal style, he was one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founding member ...

made a remake titled ''

Juana la Loca Joanna (6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555), historically known as Joanna the Mad ( es, link=no, Juana la Loca), was the nominal Queen of Castile from 1504 and Queen of Aragon from 1516 to her death in 1555. She was married by arrangement to Phi ...

''.

Plot summary

The story of Queen

, known as "Juana la loca," and her husband

Philip I of Castile Philip the Handsome, es, Felipe, french: Philippe, nl, Filips (22 July 1478 – 25 September 1506), also called the Fair, was ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy from 1482 to 1506, as well as the first Habsburg K ...

, also known as "Philip the handsome."

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Mira, Alberto. ''Historical Dictionary of Spanish Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

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"Political Madness: Juan de Orduña´s Locura de amor as a National Allegory."
Essay by Santiago Juan-Navarro 1948 films 1940s Spanish-language films 1940s historical drama films Spanish black-and-white films Spanish films based on plays Films set in the 16th century Films set in Spain Spanish historical drama films Cultural depictions of Joanna of Castile Cifesa films Films scored by Juan Quintero Muñoz 1948 drama films 1940s Spanish films {{historic-film-stub