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The House of Bernarda Alba

on BBC Two England

First showing on network television. On the death of her husband,
Bernarda Alba condemns her five unmarried daughters to eight years of confined mourning. Only the eldest may speak to a man, her fiance, through a barred window at night. Her younger sisters resort to subterfuge. Federico Garcia Lorca 's drama of repressed passions was a big success on the West End stage. In Spanish with English subtitles. Director Mario Camus 0 FILMS: pages 33-38

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Federico Garcia Lorca
Director:
Mario Camus

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