The House of Bernarda Alba
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.
Cast
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
Storyline
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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