The Cannibals

Synopsis

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 (the film out-does even Luis Buñuel in that department), and the wedding guests and family indulge in cannibalism, among other perversions.

Main Cast

Luís Miguel Cintra

Viscount d'Aveleda

Age : 73 | Popularity : 6%

Leonor Silveira

Margarida

Age : 51 | Popularity : 4%

Diogo Dória

Don João

Age : 69 | Popularity : 7%

Oliveira Lopes

The Presenter (lago)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Pedro T. da Silva

Niccolo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Joel Costa

Urbano Solar

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Rogério Samora

Peralta

Age : 63 | Popularity : 4%

Rogério Vieira

The Magistrate

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Paulo Branco
	Executive Producer	Paulo De Sousa
Writing	Screenplay	Manoel de Oliveira
	Writer	João Paes
	Book	Álvaro do Carvalhal
Directing	Director	Manoel de Oliveira
	Continuity	Júlia Buisel
	Assistant Director	Fernando Vendrell Jaime Silva
Editing	Editor	Manoel de Oliveira Sabine Franel
Crew	Cinematography	Mário Barroso
Sound	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	William Flageollet Jean-Paul Loublier
	Sound Designer	Joaquim Pinto
	Original Music Composer	João Paes
Camera	Assistant Camera	José António Loureiro
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Jasmim de Matos
	Makeup Artist	Veronique Vincent
	Hairstylist	Dominique Buisson
Lighting	Electrician	Mário Castanheira
Art	Production Design	Luís Monteiro
Department	Role	Name

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