The House of Bernarda Alba (1991)

1h 41m IMDb
Drama
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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.

The House of Bernarda Alba

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Cast

Glenda Jackson
Glenda Jackson as Bernarda Died 2023 · Wirral, England, UK Glenda May Jackson CBE (9 May 1936, Birkenhead, Cheshire – 15 June 2023) was an English actress and politician. She was one of the few artists to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, having won two Aca...
Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright as Poncia Died 2025 · Brigg, Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England, UK Joan Ann Plowright, Lady Olivier, DBE (28 October 1929 - 16 January 2025), better known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress, whose career has spanned over sixty years. Throughout her career...
Patricia Hayes
Patricia Hayes as Mara Josefa Died 1998 · Streatham, London, England, UK Patricia Lawlor Hayes OBE (22 December 1909 – 19 September 1998) was an English character actress..
Deborah Findlay
Deborah Findlay as Martirio Age 78 · Leatherhead, Surrey, England, UK Deborah Findlay is an English actress. Her TV credits include the recurring character Greer Thornton in 4 of the 6 episodes of State of Play, and in the episode The French Drop (2004) in Foyle's War....
Suzanna Hamilton
Suzanna Hamilton as Amelia Age 66 · London, England, UK Suzanna Hamilton (born 8 February 1960) is an English actress. She is known for her performance as Julia in the 1984 film adaptation of George Orwell's classic novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. Her other f...
Emer McCourt
Emer McCourt as Beggar Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK Born in Newry, County Down in Northern Ireland in 1964, Emer McCourt is an actress, producer, novelist and singer..
Director Núria Espert
Cast Glenda Jackson, Joan Plowright, Patricia Hayes, Deborah Findlay, Suzanna Hamilton, Gillian Hanna, Emer McCourt, Pauline Melville, Mary Maddox