Yerma (1984 film)

{{short description|1984 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Yerma

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| director = Imre Gyöngyössy
Barna Kabay

| producer =

| writer = Federico García Lorca

| starring = Gudrun Landgrebe

| cinematography = Gábor Szabó

| editing =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1984|12|20|df=yes}}

| runtime = 107 minutes

| country = Hungary
West Germany

| language = Hungarian

}}

Yerma is a 1984 Hungarian drama film directed by Imre Gyöngyössy and Barna Kabay,{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/138570/Yerma/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114083620/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/138570/Yerma/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 November 2013 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |date=2013 |title=Yerma |access-date=2 November 2013 }} 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.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Plot

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.

Cast

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