''The Idiot Maiden'' ( es, La dama boba, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish romantic comedy film directed and written by , consisting of an adaptation of the 1613 play '' A Lady of Little Sense'' by

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. It stars

Silvia Abascal Silvia Abascal Estrada (born 20 March 1979) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress. She landed a breakthrough role in 1995 sitcom '' Pepa y Pepe'' which advanced her career. She has since featured in films such as ''The Yellow Fountain' ...

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, Macarena Gómez, Roberto San Martín, and

Verónica Forqué Verónica Forqué Vázquez-Vigo (; 1 December 1955 – 13 December 2021) was a Spanish stage, film and television actress. She was a four-time Goya Award winner, the most award-winning actress alongside Carmen Maura. She had a knack for charact ...

Plot

Set in the 16th century, the plot follows the romantic entanglement of two sisters (Finea and Nise) with Laurencio and Liseo.

Cast

Production

The film is a DeAPlaneta PC, Flamenco Films and Belén Gómez production. It was shot in 2005 at

Ciudad de la Luz Ciudad de la Luz ("City of Light") is a film studio in Alicante, Spain. About 60 films were shot on the studio's premises between opening in 2005 and closing in 2012. In May 2012, the European Commission ruled that public subsidies received by the ...

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, being the first film to be shot in the film studio.

Release

The film was presented at the 9th

Málaga Film Festival The Málaga Film Festival, formerly Málaga Spanish Film Festival (FMCE), is an annual film festival held in Málaga, Spain. The festival was established to promote Spanish cinema and help disseminate information about Spanish films. Since 2017, i ...

in March 2006. It was theatrically released in Spain on 24 March 2006.

Accolades

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, ,

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, , Silvia Abascal , , , ,

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Idiot Maiden, The 2006 comedy films Films set in the 16th century Spanish romantic comedy films 2000s historical comedy films 2006 romantic comedy films Films based on works by Lope de Vega Films shot at Ciudad de la Luz 2000s Spanish films 2000s Spanish-language films