Film / 1991

The House of Bernarda Alba

Name: The House of Bernarda Alba
Genre: Dramma
Released: 1991-12-18
Duration: 101 min
Cast: Glenda Jackson, Joan Plowright, Patricia Hayes, Deborah Findlay, Suzanna Hamilton

Regia Núria EspertStuart Burge

Dramma

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.