The House of Bernarda Alba
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1976 · 95 min · Drama
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.
Directed by Claude Whatham
Cast
- Mary Morris — Bernarda
- Jane Lapotaire — Magdalena
- Sylvia Kay — Augustias
- Patience Collier — Maria Josepha
- Betty Hardy — La Poncia