The Cannibals

The Cannibals (1988)

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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.

Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Writer: Manoel de Oliveira

Casts

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

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