Yerma | |
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Directed by | Pilar Távora |
Screenplay by | Pilar Távora |
Based on |
Yerma by Federico García Lorca |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Acácio de Almeida |
Edited by | Pilar Távora |
Music by | Vicente Sanchís |
Production company | Artimagen Producciones |
Distributed by | Columbia Tri-Star Films de España |
Release dates |
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Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Budget | 250 million ₧ |
Box office | 44 million ₧ |
Yerma is a 1998 Spanish drama film directed and written by Pilar Távora which stars Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, alongside Juan Diego and Irene Papas. It is an adaptation of the play of the same name by Federico García Lorca.
A tragedy set in rural Andalusia, the plot follows the plight of a childless woman obsessed with the prospect of having offspring, torn between hopefulness and desperation. [1]
The film was produced by Artimagen Producciones with the collaboration of Canal Sur Televisión and TVE. [4] It was fully shot in Andalusia, in the provinces of Huelva and Seville. [5]
The film screened at the 1998 San Sebastián Film Festival as well as in Puerto Rico and Chicago. [6] It was domestically distributed by Columbia Tri-Star Films de España S.A. [7] Despite the regional support from the Andalusian regional administration, the film did not fare well at the box office, [8] grossing around 44 million ₧ (80,000 admissions) against a 250 million ₧ budget. [9]