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The Cannibals

11/10/1988

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1hr 35min

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Drama

,Fantasy

A drama following stories of characters from the Portuguese High Society.

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Luís Miguel Cintra
  • Leonor Silveira
  • Diogo Dória
  • Oliveira Lopes
  • Pedro T. da Silva

    Directors

  • Manoel de Oliveira
  • Jaime Silva
  • Fernando Vendrell

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Filmargem
  • Gemini Films
  • La Sept Cinéma

    Production Countries

  • Germany
  • France
  • Italy
  • Portugal
  • Switzerland

LANGUAGES

  • Portuguese

Cast

Luís Miguel Cintra

Viscount d'Aveleda

Leonor Silveira

Margarida

Diogo Dória

Don João

Oliveira Lopes

The Presenter (lago)

Pedro T. da Silva

Niccolo

Joel Costa

Urbano Solar

Rogério Samora

Peralta

Rogério Vieira

The Magistrate

António Loja Neves

The Baron

Luís Madureira

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