The Idiot Maiden


The Idiot Maiden 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 Félix Lope de Vega. It stars Silvia Abascal, Jose Coronado, Macarena Gómez, Roberto San Martín, and Verónica Forqué.

Plot

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

Production

The film is a DeAPlaneta PC, Flamenco Films and Belén Gómez production. It was shot in 2005 at Ciudad de la Luz in Alicante, being the first film to be shot in the film studio.

Release

The film was presented at the 9th Málaga Film Festival in March 2006. It was theatrically released in Spain on 24 March 2006.