Yerma
By: Artimagen Producciones presenta, con la participatión de Televisión Española ; producida por Carlos Jorge Fraga and Manuel de Casas-Montesinos ; adaptación y guión, Pilar Távora ; dirigido por Pilar Tavora
Contributors: Casa-Montesinos, Manuel de; Papas, Irene; Diego, Juan; Almeida, Ancácio de; Sanchis, Vicente; Sánchez, Vicente; García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936; Artimagen Producciones; Televisión Española; Cinemateca, Inc; Facets Video (Firm)
Series: Cinemateca literaria; Cinemateca Literaria
Publisher: Cinemateca; Distributed by Facets Video
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Language: spa
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 118
Subjects: Housewives; Drama; Amas de casa; Teatro; Spanish language; Video recordings for Spanish speakers
Description: Yerma is the lonely housewife of a Spanish farmer. She longs to have a child, but believes she is unable to conceive. Upon learning from an elderly psychic woman that the problem may have more to do with her husband, Yerma rebels against her unfeeling spouse and against her lonely life and place in society.
Notes: This film was originally produced in Spain in 1998.

Based on the play of the same title by Federico García Lorca.

1998 copywright Artimagen ; Depoito Legal: SE 2136 ; 2003 copywright Cinemateca - Condor Media, Inc. ; package design and summary copywright 2003 Cinemateca - Condor Media, Inc. .

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Director, screenplay, editor, Pilar Távora ; (screenplay based on the play by Federico Garcia Lorca ; cinematography, Acácio de Almeida ; original music, Vicente Sanchis and Vicente Sánchez.

Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Irene Papas, Juan Diego.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD ; Region 1 NTSC ; Letterbox ; Dolby sound.

In Spanish with English subtitles.