Of Love and Other Demons

In a Latin American port city during colonial times, a young girl named Sierva Maria de Todos los Angeles, the only child of the ineffectual Marquis de Casalduero, is bitten by a rabid dog. Her father, who has shown no interest in the child, begins a crusade to save her life, eventually committing her to the Convent of Santa Clara when the bishop persuades him that his daughter is possessed by demons. In fact, Sierva Maria has shown no signs of being infected by rabies or by demons; she is simply being punished for being different.