The Cannibals (1988)
1h 35m
Running Time
November 10, 1988Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Luís Miguel Cintra
Viscount d'Aveleda
Leonor Silveira
Margarida
Diogo Dória
Don João
Pedro T. da Silva
Niccolo
Oliveira Lopes
Présentateur
Joel Costa
Urbano Solar
Manoel de Oliveira
Director
Rogério Samora
Peralta
Rogério Vieira
The Magistrate
João Paes
Writer
António Loja Neves
The Baron
Paulo Branco
Producer
Mário Barroso
Cinematographer
Sabine Franel
Editor
Glória de Matos
Glória Matos
Sofia Alves
Convidada do Conde
Filomena Amaro
Margarida (singing voice)
Júlia Buisel
Continuity
William Flageollet
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joaquim Pinto
Sound Designer
José António Loureiro
Assistant Camera
Fernando Vendrell
Assistant Director
Jasmim de Matos
Costume Design
Mário Castanheira
Electrician
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 10, 1988
Original NameOs Canibais
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Genres
Wiki.
The Cannibals (Portuguese: Os Canibais) is a 1988 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.