Release Date

10 Nov, 1988

Runtime

01:35: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Os Canibais

Photos

×

Actors

Luís Miguel Cintra

Leonor Silveira

Diogo Dória

Oliveira Lopes

Pedro T. da Silva

Joel Costa

Rogério Samora

Rogério Vieira

António Loja Neves

Luís Madureira

Teresa Côrte-Real

José Manuel Mendes

Cândido Ferreira

Glória de Matos

Sofia Alves

Filomena Amaro

Crew

Manoel de Oliveira

Fernando Vendrell

Dominique Buisson

Jasmim de Matos

Paulo Branco

Luís Monteiro

Paulo De Sousa

Veronique Vincent

Mário Barroso

Jaime Silva

Júlia Buisel

Joaquim Pinto

João Paes

Manoel de Oliveira