Bernarda Alba's House

When a man dies, no woman is allowed to leave the house for the next eight years, as tradition dictates. Recently widowed Bernarda Alba enforces this tradition rigorously, using force if necessary. Honor and social reputation are paramount for her. For her five daughters, the house becomes a prison. Locked up and cut off from the outside world, they long for love, freedom, and self-determination. But Bernarda tolerates no disobedience—or marriage...