The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba (1991)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1991-12-18
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Production Company: Amaya Distribution
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Directors: Núria Espert, Stuart Burge.

Summary

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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  • 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
Production Andrew Holmes Executive Producer
Production Stephen Phillips Producer
Costume & Make-Up Franca Squarciapino Costume Design
Sound Simon Hayter Sound
Camera Simon Kossoff Director of Photography
Sound Carlos Miranda Music
Editing David Gasson Editor
Art Ezio Frigerio Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Elizabeth Moss Makeup Artist
Writing Robert David MacDonald Screenplay
Art Mark Raggett Art Direction
Directing Núria Espert Director
Directing Stuart Burge Director
Writing Federico García Lorca Writer

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