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The Cannibals (1988)
Directed by Manoel de Oliveira
“A drama following stories of characters from the Portuguese High Society.”
Drama, Fantasy · 1h 35m
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
Luís Miguel Cintra
Viscount d'Aveleda
Leonor Silveira
Margarida
Diogo Dória
Don João
Rogério Samora
Peralta
Teresa Côrte-Real
José Manuel Mendes
Crew
- Director
- Manoel de Oliveira
- Screenplay
- Manoel de Oliveira
- Writer
- João Paes
- Original Music Composer
- João Paes
- Editor
- Sabine Franel, Manoel de Oliveira
- Producer
- Paulo Branco
Details
- Original title
- Os Canibais
- Release date
- 1988-11-10
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Original language
- PT
- Spoken languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland
- Production
- Filmargem, Gemini Films, La Sept Cinéma