The Cannibals (1988)
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
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Luís Miguel Cintra as Viscount d'Aveleda |
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Leonor Silveira as Margarida |
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Diogo Dória as Don João |
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Oliveira Lopes as The Presenter (lago) |
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Pedro T. da Silva as Niccolo |
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Joel Costa as Urbano Solar |
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Rogério Samora as Peralta |
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Rogério Vieira as The Magistrate |
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António Loja Neves as The Baron |
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Luís Madureira as |
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Teresa Côrte-Real as |
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José Manuel Mendes as |
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Cândido Ferreira as |
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Glória de Matos as Glória Matos |
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Sofia Alves as Convidada do Conde |
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Filomena Amaro as Margarida (singing voice) |
| Directing | Manoel de Oliveira | Director |
| Directing | Jaime Silva | Assistant Director |
| Art | Luís Monteiro | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jasmim de Matos | Costume Design |
| Production | Paulo Branco | Producer |
| Directing | Fernando Vendrell | Assistant Director |
| Production | Paulo De Sousa | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dominique Buisson | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Veronique Vincent | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Mário Barroso | Cinematography |
| Lighting | Mário Castanheira | Electrician |
| Editing | Manoel de Oliveira | Editor |
| Camera | José António Loureiro | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Joaquim Pinto | Sound Designer |
| Writing | João Paes | Writer |
| Editing | Sabine Franel | Editor |
| Directing | Júlia Buisel | Continuity |
| Writing | Manoel de Oliveira | Screenplay |
| Sound | William Flageollet | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Loublier | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Álvaro do Carvalhal | Book |
| Sound | João Paes | Original Music Composer |