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The Cannibals

Os Canibais

Release: 1988-11-10 ·Runtime: 95m ·★ 6.8
Drama Fantasy

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.

Production Countries

Germany France Italy Portugal Switzerland

Production Companies

Filmargem
Gemini Films
La Sept Cinéma

Cast

Luís Miguel Cintra Luís Miguel Cintra as Viscount d'Aveleda Rogério Samora Rogério Samora as Peralta Diogo Dória Diogo Dória as Don João Cândido Ferreira Cândido Ferreira Glória de Matos Glória de Matos as Glória Matos Sofia Alves Sofia Alves as Convidada do Conde Leonor Silveira Leonor Silveira as Margarida Teresa Côrte-Real Teresa Côrte-Real José Manuel Mendes José Manuel Mendes

Crew

Jasmim de Matos Jasmim de Matos Costume Design Júlia Buisel Júlia Buisel Continuity Jean-Paul Loublier Jean-Paul Loublier Sound Re-Recording Mixer Manoel de Oliveira Manoel de Oliveira Director, Editor, Screenplay William Flageollet William Flageollet Sound Re-Recording Mixer Mário Barroso Mário Barroso Cinematography Joaquim Pinto Joaquim Pinto Sound Designer Paulo Branco Paulo Branco Producer Fernando Vendrell Fernando Vendrell Assistant Director