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

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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