Yerma | |
Director: | Imre Gyöngyössy Barna Kabay |
Starring: | Gudrun Landgrebe |
Cinematography: | Gábor Szabó |
Runtime: | 107 minutes |
Country: | Hungary |
Language: | Hungarian |
Yerma is a 1984 Hungarian drama film directed by Imre Gyöngyössy and Barna Kabay,[1] based on the play of the same name written by Federico García Lorca. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
Yerma, a beautiful young woman, lives with her husband Juan in an idyllic Andalusia village. They both long for a child, but Juan cannot fulfill his wife's desire.