Abraham's Valley

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-09-01

Languages:

Portuguese

Countries:

France, Portugal, Switzerland

Runtime:

187 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (770 Reviews)

Director:

Manoel de Oliveira

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Leonor Silveira Cècile Sanz de Alba Luès Miguel Cintra Ruy de Carvalho

Writer:

Agustina Bessa-Luès (novel)

Manoel de Oliveira (adaptation)

Fullplot:

Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. Young marries Dr. Carlo Paiva, who she is not attracted to, but is her father's friend. They move to the Valley of Abraham. Carlo loves her, but decides to sleep in a separate room, to avoid waking Ema when he has to return late at night. With time she begins to feel unhappy about her marriage so, with all the freedom she has, she takes a lover.

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