Abraham's Valley (1993)

  • NR
  • 10/05/1993 (US)
  • Drama
  • 3h 23m

Overview

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.

Manoel de Oliveira

Director, Screenplay

Agustina Bessa-Luís

Novel

Cast

Leonor Silveira's headshot

Leonor Silveira

Ema Cardeano Paiva
Luís Miguel Cintra's headshot

Luís Miguel Cintra

Carlos de Paiva
Ruy de Carvalho's headshot

Ruy de Carvalho

Paulino Cardeano
Cécile Sanz de Alba's headshot

Cécile Sanz de Alba

Ema (young)
Luís Lima Barreto's headshot

Luís Lima Barreto

Pedro Luminares
Micheline Larpin's headshot

Micheline Larpin

Simona
Diogo Dória's headshot

Diogo Dória

Fernando Osório
José Pinto's headshot

José Pinto

Caires

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