Val Abraham
Vale Abraãoby Manoel de Oliveira3h071993Portugal
Recommended byChristophe Honoré, Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
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Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. Young marries Dr. Carlo Paiva, who she is not attracted to, but is her father's friend. They move to the Valley of Abraham. Carlo loves her, but decides to sleep in a separate room, to avoid waking Ema when he has to return late at night. With time she begins to feel unhappy about her marriage so, with all the freedom she has, she takes a lover.
Credits
- Production Compagny : Gémini Films, Madragoa Filmes, Light Night
- Distributor : Alfama
- Producer : Paulo Branco
- Editing : Valérie Loiseleux, Manoel de Oliveira
- Photo Director : Mário Barroso
- Set Decoration : Zé Branco
- Original Work Author : Agustina Bessa-Luís
- Costume Design : Isabel Branco
- Director : Manoel de Oliveira
- Scenario : Manoel de Oliveira
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Year of production : 1993
- French release date : 1 September 1993
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : Portuguese