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The Cannibals (1988)

ALL 11/10/1988 (pt) Drama, Fantasy 95 Min
  • Release
    11/10/1988
  • Production
    Filmargem, Gemini Films, La Sept Cinéma
  • Rotten tomato
    68%
  • Original title
    Os Canibais
  • Original language
    pt
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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A drama following stories of characters from the Portuguese High Society.

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.

  2. Story

  4. Paulo Branco

    Producer



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The Cannibals (1988) 95 Min

ALL 11/10/1988 (pt)
Drama, Fantasy
  • Release 11/10/1988
  • Production
    Filmargem, Gemini Films, La Sept Cinéma
  • Original title Os Canibais
  • pt
  • Revenue0.00

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

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.

  1. Manoel de Oliveira

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Sabine Franel, Manoel de Oliveira

    Editor

  4. Paulo Branco

    Producer



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