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The Cannibals (1988) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 10, 1988

Original Title:
Os Canibais

Alternate Titles:
Les cannibales

Genres:
Drama | Fantasy

Production Companies:
Filmargem
Gemini Films
La Sept Cinéma

Production Countries:
France | Germany | Italy | Portugal | Switzerland

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 95

A drama following stories of characters from the Portuguese High Society.

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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.

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Assistant Camera:
José António Loureiro

Assistant Director:
Jaime Silva
Fernando Vendrell

Book:
Álvaro do Carvalhal

Cinematography:
Mário Barroso

Continuity:
Júlia Buisel

Costume Design:
Jasmim de Matos

Director:
Manoel de Oliveira

Editor:
Sabine Franel
Manoel de Oliveira

Electrician:
Mário Castanheira

Executive Producer:
Paulo De Sousa

Hairstylist:
Dominique Buisson

Makeup Artist:
Veronique Vincent

Original Music Composer:
João Paes

Producer:
Paulo Branco

Production Design:
Luís Monteiro

Screenplay:
Manoel de Oliveira

Sound Designer:
Joaquim Pinto

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
William Flageollet
Jean-Paul Loublier

Writer:
João Paes

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