Movie Description
Os Canibais
(1988)Overview
This odd film is a major representative of an even odder film genre: direct-to-celluloid opera. It was commissioned by the Portuguese master of style, director Manoel de Oliveira from composer João Paes. Musically, it ranges from 19th-century romanticism to popular, modernist and even "post-modernist" styles. In the initially tame story, a host-narrator tells the story of a wedding between the two lovebirds: Viscount d'Aveleda and the beautiful Marguerite. However, what happens in the bridal chamber is incredibly bizarre. The events after that are even stranger, and the wedding guests and family indulge in cannibalism, among other perversions.
Featured Crew
- Director : Manoel de Oliveira
- Producer : Paulo Branco
- Writer : João Paes
- Editor : Manoel de Oliveira,Sabine Franel
- Cast : Luís Miguel Cintra,Leonor Silveira,Diogo Dória,Oliveira Lopes,Pedro T. da Silva,Joel Costa,Rogério Samora,Rogério Vieira,António Loja Neves,Luís Madureira,Teresa Côrte-Real,José Manuel Mendes,Cândido Ferreira,Glória de Matos,Sofia Alves,Filomena Amaro
Cast
Viscount d'Aveleda
Margarida
Don João
The Presenter (lago)
Niccolo
Urbano Solar
Peralta
The Magistrate
The Baron
Glória Matos
Convidada do Conde
Margarida (singing voice)
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Facts
Original TitleOs Canibais
Status Released
Release Information
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1988-11-10
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 35m
Production CompaniesFilmargem,Gemini Films,La Sept Cinéma
Genres
- Drama
- Fantasy
