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The House of Bernarda Alba

0.0 101 mins Drama   1991
Amaya Distribution   Thirteen   Channel 4 Television  
Director(s): Núria Espert Stuart Burge

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.

Casts of The House of Bernarda Alba

Glenda Jackson

as Bernarda

Joan Plowright

as Poncia

Patricia Hayes

as Mara Josefa

Deborah Findlay

as Martirio

Suzanna Hamilton

as Amelia

Gillian Hanna

as Maid

Emer McCourt

as Beggar

Pauline Melville

as Prudencia

Mary Maddox

as Magdelana

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