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The Cannibals (1988)

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.

Release: 1988-11-10
Runtime: 95 min
Rating: 6.8 / 10
Cast
Luis Miguel Cintra
Luis Miguel Cintra
Viscount d'Aveleda
Leonor Silveira
Leonor Silveira
Margarida
Diogo Dória
Diogo Dória
Don João
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Oliveira Lopes
The Presenter (lago)
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Pedro T. da Silva
Niccolo
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Joel Costa
Urbano Solar
Rogério Samora
Rogério Samora
Peralta
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Rogério Vieira
The Magistrate
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António Loja Neves
The Baron
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Luís Madureira
Teresa Côrte-Real
Teresa Côrte-Real
José Manuel Mendes
José Manuel Mendes
Cândido Ferreira
Cândido Ferreira
Glória de Matos
Glória de Matos
Glória Matos
Sofia Alves
Sofia Alves
Convidada do Conde
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Filomena Amaro
Margarida (singing voice)