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The House of Bernarda Alba
1991 | 101m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Stuart Burge, Núria Espert |
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| Writer: | Robert David MacDonald, Federico García Lorca |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 18, 1991 |
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| Director: | Stuart Burge, Núria Espert |
| Writer: | Robert David MacDonald, Federico García Lorca |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | suicide, jealousy, tradition, based on play or musical, tragedy, authoritarianism, illicit affair |
| Production Companies | Channel 4 Television, Thirteen, Amaya Distribution |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Glenda Jackson | Bernarda |
| Joan Plowright | Poncia |
| Patricia Hayes | Mara Josefa |
| Deborah Findlay | Martirio |
| Suzanna Hamilton | Amelia |
| Gillian Hanna | Maid |
| Emer McCourt | Beggar |
| Pauline Melville | Prudencia |
| Mary Maddox | Magdelana |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert David MacDonald | Screenplay |
| Carlos Miranda | Music |
| Simon Kossoff | Director of Photography |
| David Gasson | Editor |
| Mark Raggett | Art Direction |
| Elizabeth Moss | Makeup Artist |
| Simon Hayter | Sound |
| Stuart Burge | Director |
| Núria Espert | Director |
| Federico García Lorca | Writer |
| Ezio Frigerio | Production Design |
| Franca Squarciapino | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Stephen Phillips | Producer |
| Andrew Holmes | Executive Producer |
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