The house of Bernarda Alba /
Set in rural Spain at the turn of this century, the scene is a cloistered household managed by a newly widowed mother of five daughters. Under the shadow of the church and the tyranny bred from a need to protect the reputation of the family, the matron (Bernarda Alba) represses her daughters by enfo...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated and adapted from Federico Garciá Lorca's play La casa de Bernarda Alba. |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities and Sciences,
[2004]
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| Summary: | Set in rural Spain at the turn of this century, the scene is a cloistered household managed by a newly widowed mother of five daughters. Under the shadow of the church and the tyranny bred from a need to protect the reputation of the family, the matron (Bernarda Alba) represses her daughters by enforcing an eight year mourning period. The tensions build rapidly among the imprisoned women, with a demented grandmother playing a role resembling that of a Greek chorus. Eventually, the natural spirits of the daughters circumvent Bernarda, but with tragic results. |
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| Item Description: | Videodisc release of the 1991 television production. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 DVD-video (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD-R. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Simon Kossoff ; editor, David Gasson ; art director, Mark Raggett ; music, Carlos Miranda. |