Abraham's Valley (1993)
Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. In her youth she marries Dr. Carlos Paiva, her father's friend, to whom she is not attracted. They move to the valley of Abraham. Carlos loves her, but decides to sleep in a separate room to avoid waking Ema when he has to return late at night. As time goes by she begins to feel unhappy about her marriage, so she finds a new lover.
Director:
Manoel de Oliveira
Writer:
Manoel de Oliveira
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Leonor Silveira as Ema Cardeano Paiva |
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Luís Miguel Cintra as Carlos de Paiva |
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Ruy de Carvalho as Paulino Cardeano |
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Cécile Sanz de Alba as Ema (young) |
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Luís Lima Barreto as Pedro Luminares |
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Micheline Larpin as Simona |
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Diogo Dória as Fernando Osório |
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José Pinto as Caires |
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Filipe Cochofel as Fortunato |
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João Perry as Pedro Dossém |
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Glória de Matos as Maria do Loreto |
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António Reis as Semblano |
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Isabel Ruth as Ritinha |
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Dina Treno as Branca |
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Dalila Carmo as Marina |
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Sofia Alves as Lolota (little girl) |
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Beatriz Batarda as Luisona (little girl) / Young Ema (voice) |
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Júlia Buisel as Melo Sister #2 |
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Laura Soveral as Aunt Augusta |
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Miguel Guilherme as Motorcyclist |
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Marques D'Arede as Priest #1 |
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Mário Barroso as Narrator (voice) |
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Nuno Vieira de Almeida as Nelson |
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Argentina Rocha as Carlos' first wife |
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Rui Oliveira as Rapaz Adolescente # 2 |
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Ricardo Trêpa as Extra |
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António Vaz Mendes as 1 Rapazola |
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Isabel de Castro as |
| Directing | Manoel de Oliveira | Director |
| Writing | Agustina Bessa-Luís | Novel |
| Camera | Mário Barroso | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Valérie Loiseleux | Editor |
| Writing | Manoel de Oliveira | Screenplay |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabel Branco | Costume Design |
| Art | Zé Branco | Production Design |
| Editing | Manoel de Oliveira | Editor |
| Art | Zé Branco | Art Direction |
| Sound | Henri Maïkoff | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michelle Bernet | Makeup Artist |
