La casa de Bernarda Alba Mario Camus [videorecording]= The House of Bernarda Alba

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Mario Camus

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Spanish Summary language: Spanish, English Original language: Spanish Subtitle language: English Publication details: Spain Paraiso Films S.A. 1987Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 103 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inOther title:

The House of Bernarda Alba

Uniform titles:

The House of Bernarda Alba

LOC classification:

PN1997 .C373 1987

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-A: DVD Cabinet A	PN1997 .C373 1987	Available	Spanish audio. Optional English subtitles.		002482

Based on a play of the same name by Federico Garcia Lorca.

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.

DVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0, 1.0; stereo; NTSC; Region 1; 4:3 fullscreen.

Spanish audio. Optional English subtitles.

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