The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni (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.
Director: Farida Benlyazid
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Mariola Fuentes as Juanita Narboni |
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Salima BenMoumen as Hamruch |
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Lou Doillon as Helena Narboni |
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Chete Lera as Sr. Narboni |
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Nabila Baraka as Esther |
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Nadia Alami as Alegria |
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Francisco Algora as Dédé |
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Annie Aubert as Mme. Maubert |
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Mariana Cordero as Sra. Narboni |
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Concha Cuetos as Bella |
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Maggie Deane as Miss Bentley |
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Alexandra Fierro as Esperanza |
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Victoria Mora as Madame Marinetti |
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Rosario Pardo as Mercedes |
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Romina Sánchez as Carmen |
| Writing | Ángel Vázquez | Novel |
| Directing | Farida Benlyazid | Director |
| Writing | Gerardo Bellod | Writer |
| Sound | Jorge Arriagada | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | José Luis Alcaine | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Pablo G. Plant | Editor |
| Art | Pepe Domínguez del Olmo | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aida Diouri | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mariló Osuna | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paco Rodríguez Frías | Hairstylist |
| Sound | José Luis Alcaine Bartolomé | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Stéphane De Rocquigny | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | José Tomé | Sound Editor |
