The Cannibals
Os Canibais1988
A drama following stories of characters from the Portuguese High Society.
- Manoel de Oliveira
- 1h 35m
- November 10, 1988 · Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 10, 1988
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Spoken languages
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland
- Production
- La Sept Cinéma,Gemini Films,Filmargem
- Cast
- António Loja Neves,Luís Madureira,Joel Costa,Oliveira Lopes,Diogo Dória,Sofia Alves,Luis Miguel Cintra,Teresa Côrte-Real,José Manuel Mendes,Pedro T. da Silvaand 6 more
- Director
- Manoel de Oliveira
- Producer
- Paulo De Sousa,Paulo Branco
- Music
- João Paes
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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