TY - BOOK AU - Mario Camus AU - Mario Camus AU - Antonio Larreta AU - Federico García Lorca AU - Irene Gutiérrez Caba AU - Ana Belén AU - Florinda Chico TI - La casa de Bernarda Alba: The House of Bernarda Alba AV - PN1997 .C373 1987 PY - 1987/// CY - Spain PB - Paraiso Films S.A. N1 - Based on a play of the same name by Federico Garcia Lorca N2 - From Case Cover: (In English) Based on the play by renowned Spanish author Federico Garcia Lorea, 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, Anguistias (Enriqueta Carballeira), by Pepe elRomano, a mysterios 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 beuty of the family, whose illicit romanance 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. From IMDb: After the death of her husband Bernada Alba puts her daughters under a rigurous mourning which does not even allow them to leave the house for seven years. Adela, the youngest daughter, suffers the most. Pepe el Romano key to all women's despair ER -