The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

0.0IMDb Score
Released:1991-12-18
Genre:Drama
Duration:101 min
Director:Núria Espert, Stuart Burge
Actors:Glenda Jackson, Joan Plowright, Patricia Hayes, Deborah Findlay, Suzanna Hamilton
Production:Amaya Distribution, Thirteen, Channel 4 Television

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.

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