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The Cannibals

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6.8/10 • 18

1988-11-101h 35m

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

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.

Directors
Manoel de Oliveira
Writters
João Paes
Editors
João Paes, Manoel de Oliveira

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  1. Luís Miguel Cintra

    Luís Miguel Cintra

    Viscount d'Aveleda

  2. Leonor Silveira

    Leonor Silveira

    Margarida

  3. Diogo Dória

    Diogo Dória

    Don João

  4. Oliveira Lopes

    Oliveira Lopes

    The Presenter (lago)

  5. Pedro T. da Silva

    Pedro T. da Silva

    Niccolo

  6. Joel Costa

    Joel Costa

    Urbano Solar

  7. Rogério Samora

    Rogério Samora

    Peralta

  8. Rogério Vieira

    Rogério Vieira

    The Magistrate

  9. António Loja Neves

    António Loja Neves

    The Baron

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    Portuguese
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