House Of Bernarda Alba

Based on the play by renowned Spanish author Federico Garcia Lorca, THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA is the story of a cold-blooded provincial widow and her five adult daughters. Bernarda (Irene Gutierrez Caba) rules her wealthy household with an iron fist, forbidding her daughters to socialize with, let alone marry, the local people she considers their social inferiors. After the death of their father, Bernarda locks her daughters in the house for an eight-year mourning period, acquiescing only to the courtship of her eldest, Angustias (Enriqueta Carballeira) by Pepe el Romano, a mysterious nobleman who arrives on horseback each evening.

Because Pepe is the only eligible bachelor in town, the younger sisters fall in love with him as well. Hardest hit is Adela (Ana Belen), the beauty of the family, whose illicit romance with Pepe has tragic consequences for the entire family. Beautifully shot and acted, the film conveys both the claustrophobia and beauty found in this sequestered household. (1987)

Upplagd i sortimentet: 10 juni, 2021