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Pilar Távora

Yerma

Director Pilar Távora Composer Vicente Sanchís, Vicente Sánchez Cast Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Juan Diego, Irena Papas
Edition 1999
118' - 1998 - Drama - Dialogue: Spanish
Based on a play by Federico Garcia Lorca, this beautiful human drama explores the spiritual and literal barrenness of a young Andalusian woman. Desperate to have a child, Yerma remains infertile. She views motherhood as the ideal form of love and her only chance at liberation. Her marriage has become passionless -which she thinks is causing her sterility- but her small-minded community prevents her from conceiving with another man she desires. In a last-ditch effort, Yerma joins a Catholic pilgrimage in honor of the saint of fertility. The unorthodox pagan pilgrimage becomes the place where Yerma will face up to a truth she can no longer avoid.

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Credits

Directors

Pilar Távora

Composers

Vicente Sanchís, Vicente Sánchez

Cast

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Juan Diego, Irena Papas

Scenario

Pilar Távora, José Luis Garci

Director of Photography

Acacio de Almeida

Editors

Pilar Távora

Producers

Carlos Jorge Fraga

More info

Dialogue

Spanish

Countries of production

Spain

Screenplay based on

"Yerma" (Federico García Lorca)

Year

1998