(Os Canibais)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Germany,

France,

Italy,

Portugal,

Switzerland

Genres:

Drama,

Fantasy

Runtime:

95 minutes

Year:

1988

Directors:

Manoel de Oliveira

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Production companies:

Filmargem,

Gemini Films,

La Sept Cinéma

Actors:

Viscount d'Aveleda

Margarida

Don João

The Presenter (lago)

Niccolo

Crews:

Director

Assistant Director

Production Design

Costume Design

Producer