One of the films that has triumphed in our cinemas in 2024 is The red virgin. A period fiction based on real events in which it is told the story of Hildegart Rodrigueza young woman with great talent who, from a young age, was trained by her mother, Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira, to become the woman of the future. This woman tried to apply a plan based on the theory of eugenics by which certain biological laws of heredity were used to achieve the perfection of the human being. This mother managed to turn her daughter into a child prodigy who wrote at 3 years old and at 8 years old she was able to speak six languages. The red virgin is a brilliant historical and psychological drama directed by Paula Ortiz and written by Eduard Solà and Clara Roquet. This period film has just landed on Prime Video and is sure to soon become one of the most viewed.
the movie The red virgin It premiered at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September of this year and since then it has not stopped receiving good comments from viewers and good reviews from experts. This original period film stars actresses Najwa Nimri and Alba Planas who play Aurora and Hildegart, who give a spectacular performance. and the cast also includes actors such as Aixa Villagrán, Patrick Criado and Pepe Viyuela. Furthermore, as good period fiction, the setting in Madrid in the 20s and 30s, the costumes and the photography stand out.
The red virgin It has been directed by Paula Ortiz who we know for her work in the films From your window to mine with which he won the Pilar Miró award for best new director in 2011 and The bride with which he won the Simón Awards for Best Director in 2015. In addition, Paula Ortiz surprised us in 2021 with The asphaltone of the episodes of the television series Stories to keep you from sleeping), On the other side of the river and between the trees in 2022 and Teresa in 2023. The film The red virgin It had a script by Eduard Solà and Clara Roquet and music by Juanma Latorre and Guille Galván.
What happens in the movie The red virgin?
Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira is a single woman who is obsessed with having a daughter who becomes a child prodigy and a “model of a woman of the future”. As we have already explained, Hildegart was already reading at the age of 2, at the age of 3 he was writing and at the age of 8 he was capable of speaking 8 languages. At the age of 17 he graduated in Law and wrote 16 Books and more than 150 articles in which he defended the importance of sexual education, birth control and divorce. Furthermore, at a very young age he was active in the PSOE and later in the Federal Democratic Republican Party.
Problems arise between mother and daughter when Hildegart began to grow and so did her desire for freedom.. Books were not enough for her and she also wanted to go out, go to parties, fall in love… For her mother this became a problem that led to a tragic end, in the summer of 1933, Hildegart was murdered by her mother while she was sleeping at the age of 18. . Aurora recognized that she had killed her daughter because she had not fulfilled her mission. Hildegart’s mother was sentenced to 26 years in prison and died in a mental health facility in 1955.
According to the official synopsis of the film: «Hildegart is conceived and educated by her mother Aurora to be the woman of the future, becoming one of the most brilliant minds in Spain in the 1930s and one of the European references on female sexuality. At 18 years old, Hildegart begins to experience freedom and Aurora fears losing control over her daughter.
The movie ‘The Red Virgin’ can be seen on Prime Video.The cast of this period film
One of the strong points of this film is the interpretation of the leading actresses Najwa Nimri who plays a tough, cold and manipulative Auroraand Alba Planas who plays the role of Hildegart, the young woman ahead of her time who decided not to continue with her mother’s plans.
Furthermore, the cast of this film includes the actors Aixa Villagrán who plays Macarena TrilloHildergart’s maid and only confidant, Pepe Viyuela to Guzmán and Patrick Criado to Abel Velilla, the young man who has fallen in love with this incredible young woman. Ainet Jounou also plays the role of Hildegart as a girl.
In short, the film The red virgin is a psychological thriller that impresses from the first minute for the story it tells and surprises for the brilliant performance of its protagonists. A good option to enjoy a quality movie this December.
