The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba(1991)

12/18/1991 (US)Drama1h 41m
NR

Overview

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.

Robert David MacDonald

Screenplay

Núria Espert

Director

Stuart Burge

Director

Federico García Lorca

Writer