[Music] wi ofas ladies and gentlemen it was high time for the Spanish work of world literature in this little series The House of Bernard Alba by federo Garcia laa today's cast is all female and consists of Bernarda Alba 60 years old has just Ed her second husband and is the Undisputed family boss her mother Maria HOSA is 80 and a little of The Rocker the family's therapy of her dementia is locking her up tightly then there's five daughters who all look rather similar in their morning dresses and gustas is the daughter of Bernard's first husband 39 and a little ugly wonder if she's got any hair at all Magdalena has seen 30 Springs but no marriage proposals which may be why she's a little waspish her sister Amelia 27 has no endowment either and is therefore doomed to stay in her mother's house forever but she's rather a sheep then there's martio who is absolutely individual in the sense that she's got a hunchback Adela finally is the youngest daughter 20 years old and a rebel which can be seen from her beautiful head scarf the main housekeeper is called Laona there's other servants too and the only other figure with a name is the neighbor prudencia Garcia laa finished his play shortly before being murdered in 1936 it is set around 1900 in a little village not unlike the one that the author's family inhabited at the time and in which nearly exactly the following happened the funeral mass for Bernard's late husband is still going on the servant is sweeping and Laona has just returned from the church munching on a snack sausage and the servant goes so how was it amazing magdalina was the first to faint give me something to eat too for my child you better sweep or that old hag's going to kill me and she's off while the servant goes at least you won't touch me anymore you old bastard she means her late employer weep but nobody loved you as I did but at this point the MERS led by Bernarda return her daughters are there as well as the women of the village who Bernard treats generously with the lemonade and the small talk runs so peer was in church too wasn't he peer didn't see him and neither did my daughters let us pray amen see you around and the neighbors leave when they are gone Bernard addresses her daughters right the timer Starts Now 8 years morning period for your late daddy the borders of the house are closed nobody to enter or exit what no oh yes dear and in the background we hear Bernard I want to get out it's her mother and the boss goes why doesn't anyone take care of her and where's angustias and angustias comes in from the gate and Bernard goes ah talk to the man e the morning period is on and she bashes her around the head which she does habitually get out now all of you and the daughters leave while her Confidant Laona stays ah she only listened to a bit of the dirty men's jokes that's disgusting what dirty jokes are those oh about group sex with the Rosetta in the Olive Grove what a [ __ ] a talking of which your daughters need to get married soon but there's only Village idiots around here and now let's go to the distribution of the estate with our relatives the sisters are going mad in their prison which is why they bicker and fight on end and magdalina goes did you know that angustias is going to get married to Pepe El romano and Adela enters going in protest against the oppressive police house we're living in I've put on my new green dress please imagine this to be green you might as well give that to angustias as a present for her wedding with paper what no [ __ ] bereavement when paper comes walking down the street and all of them run to the window to catch a whiff of his testosterone Bernard and Laona returned from the estate distribution with their relatives [ __ ] angustias gets everything that's so unjust when angustias comes in and goes here I want to go out and she's put on makeup and her mother goes you [ __ ] that's disgusting he beats her and wipes the makeup off her face you stay put when Bernard's mother barges in and goes I want to go to the seaside I want to get married to a man let me out where's my jewelry the other daughters join them and Bernard goes lock her up again will you but one person isn't enough to woman handle her so Bernard goes get her everyone and they collectively arrest granny at the beginning of act two the daughters are sewing for their truso under the direction of Laona and mattio goes Bo I slept so badly last night well no no wonder if angust just chats with Pepe until 4: in the morning no ma'am he left at 2:00 and what were you talking about nothing ouch even before marriage wow two weeks after the wedding all they are interested in his food and going to the pub anyway and Maria goes is it true that you beat your husband only when he deserved it and adila joins them going boy I slept so badly I'm completely nead well if you don't sleep at night I wonder why then the lace dealer knocks and they all are off and Adela shouts after material you [ __ ] only because you're so ugly I'll get the one I love just wait and see that would be Peppa e what stay away from him he's going to marry angustias if you really want him just wait until angustias is dead she won't survive her first child oh shut the [ __ ] but at this point the others return they all go back to their work and a little later angustias where's the picture of paper I kept under my pillow no idea their mother hears it and goes what's up here they've stolen paper's picture of me Laona search for that picture she finds it rather quickly where was it it was under the sheet of material is that true materio come here and uh she beats her goes you pig that was only fun but adila goes no that was no fun get out all of you and all the daughters leave again Leonia stays and goes well you should have allowed matero to marry Enrique but he's a POA I couldn't and angustias isn't right for pppe better give him AA why just open your eyes shut up I'm the boss around here and my daughters will do what I say as you please dating until 4 but at this point the daughters all jump in from behind the doors behind which they have been listening and augustas goes we didn't chat until 4 and materio but I heard it no when there's a noise outside and Laona has a look and goes come quickly they're stoning this girl from the village she's killed a bastard baby she had and all apart from Adela go yeah Stone her to death she deserved it and all run off except for Adela who now looks rather pale and alarmed Maybe because she's pregnant after dinner Berard and her neighbor prena sit together and your husband fights with a daughter that's right a daughter who doesn't obey is an enemy I'll be going then and adila I'll have her breath of fresh air and materio sticks to her like a bur I'll go too could I please go alone and they are off and then angustias goes I'll go to bed mom Peppa won't come tonight and I'll go to bed except for Laona and the servant who are chatting a little there will be Bloodshed among these sister sisters when adila walks by in her bed clothes excuse me I thought you had gone to bed too yeah I'm only getting a glass of water when mariaa enters once more holding a sheep in her arm think of this as a sheep please and she goes uh come my child we are going to get married we'll go to the seaside and matio meets her granny and goes uh granny what are you doing here oh you all crazy aren't you you all love the same man this pepper go to bed granny when adila comes back and now the showdown between IO and her sister is on stay away from Pep but he loves me but he'll get married to angustias I don't mind as long as he loves me and now I leave no you're staying mom and the mother hears this at once and the other sisters join them too this is incredible outrageous but her stick just isn't enough of a weapon for berada now so she goes to fetch the rifle while Adela tells her sister angustias here pep is out there go and ask him he loves me and not you what and now I'm leaving no when a shot is heard and magdalina well he's dead no and she runs away Bernard comes back with a gun and angustias goes is he really dead did you kill him nonsense I don't hit my mark in the dark he just rode away and Laona goes uh Adela has locked herself up in her room and they break into adela's room and find that she has hung herself and Bernard goes listen everyone my daughter died as an innocent is that clear and now be silent and this dear congregation was the house of Bernard Alba by federo Garcia lka she