

December 18, 1991
1h 41m
EN
Núria Espert
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.

Glenda Jackson
Bernarda

Joan Plowright
Poncia

Patricia Hayes
Mara Josefa

Deborah Findlay
Martirio

Robert David MacDonald, Federico García Lorca
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Suzanna Hamilton
Amelia

Gillian Hanna
Maid

Emer McCourt
Beggar

Pauline Melville
Prudencia

Mary Maddox
Magdelana
Amaya Distribution
N/A

Thirteen
US

Channel 4 Television
GB