To bring Lope de Vega, one of Spain's most prolific authors, to present day audiences needs a different approach than what director, and adapter, Manuel Iborra, employed in his material. The director went for the original text, something that will confound a casual viewer. A good example to follow is to take a look at Pilar Miro's adaptation of "The Dog in the Manger" which, in comparison to this film, looks in retrospect, a masterpiece.
The story of two unmarried sisters being wooed by two radically different suitors does not play well because the director was looking for a style the cast employed in the film are perhaps not used to playing. Silvia Abascal and Macarena Gomez play Finea and Nise, two sisters with different outlooks in life. Their mother Otavia is played by Veronica Forque. Jose Coronado appears as Lorencio, and Roberto Sanmartin is seen as Liceo, the men competing for the love of the sisters.
The best thing one can say about "La dama boba" is that the atmosphere of the XVII century is captured with authenticity. Lorenzo Caprile's costumes reflect the period in which the action occurs. The art direction of Miguel Chicharro takes us to those wonderful places of that period. Juan Molina's wonderful cinematography is also an asset in the film.
The story of two unmarried sisters being wooed by two radically different suitors does not play well because the director was looking for a style the cast employed in the film are perhaps not used to playing. Silvia Abascal and Macarena Gomez play Finea and Nise, two sisters with different outlooks in life. Their mother Otavia is played by Veronica Forque. Jose Coronado appears as Lorencio, and Roberto Sanmartin is seen as Liceo, the men competing for the love of the sisters.
The best thing one can say about "La dama boba" is that the atmosphere of the XVII century is captured with authenticity. Lorenzo Caprile's costumes reflect the period in which the action occurs. The art direction of Miguel Chicharro takes us to those wonderful places of that period. Juan Molina's wonderful cinematography is also an asset in the film.
