Abraham's Valley (1993)
- Original title
- Vale Abraão
- Directed by
- Manoel de Oliveira
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Portugal, Switzerland
- Runtime
- 3h 07m
- Rated
- 15+
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 46 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman in rural Portugal navigates her desires and disappointments in a series of romantic and social entanglements. The story follows her life over many years as she searches for fulfillment in a restrictive society.
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What happens
Abraham's Valley (Portuguese: Vale Abraão) is a 1993 Portuguese drama film written and directed by Manoel de Oliveira, based on the novel of same name by Agustina Bessa-Luís, which is partially inspired by Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel Madame Bovary. It stars Leonor Silveira, Luís Miguel Cintra and Ruy de Carvalho. The film had its world premiere at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, under the 3-hour cut initially edited aiming a main competition slot at the festival. It was theatrically released in Portugal on 15 October 1993. It was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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