The House of Bernarda Alba (1991)
1h 41m
Running Time
December 18, 1991Release Date
The House of Bernarda Alba (1991)
1h 41m
Running Time
December 18, 1991Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A domineering,reclusive, and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town keeps such close watch on her daughters that they are unable to have normal social lives. However, the eldest is allowed to become engaged to an unprincipled young man, primarily for the financial advantages it will bring the mother, Bernarda. Jealousy and envy ensues among the other daughters.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Glenda Jackson
Bernarda
Deborah Findlay
Martirio
Joan Plowright
Poncia
Suzanna Hamilton
Amelia
Gillian Hanna
Maid
Patricia Hayes
Maria Josefa
Stuart Burge
Director
Núria Espert
Director
Emer McCourt
Beggar
Federico García Lorca
Writer
Pauline Melville
Prudencia
Mary Maddox
Magdelana
Robert David MacDonald
Writer
Stephen Phillips
Producer
Ezio Frigerio
Production Design
Carlos Miranda
Composer
Details.
This Movie Is About.
based on play or musical
suicide
jealousy
tradition
tragedy
illicit affair
authoritarianism