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Abraham's Valley = Vale Abraão = Val Abraham
Title
Abraham's Valley = Vale Abraão = Val Abraham [videorecording] / argumento e diálogos de Manoel de Oliveira.
Published
[Costa Mesa, Calif.] : Vanguard Cinema, c2002.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (187 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Videodisc release of the 1993 theatrical Portuguese/French/Swiss motion picture.
Based on the novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís.
Producer, Paulo Branco ; cinematography, Mário Barroso ; editors, Manoel de Oliveira, Valerie Loiseleux; director, Manoel de Oliveira.
Dubbed in French with English subtitles.
Summary
Story of Ema, a very attractive young girl with enormous power over men. She marries Dr. Carlo Paiva, who she is not attracted to, but is her father's friend and they move to the Valley of Abraham. With time she begins to feel unhappy about her marriage, so, with all the freedom she has, she takes a lover. A Portuguese reworking of themes from "Madame Bovary."
Variant and related titles
Vale Abraão
Val Abraham
Title on disc surface and container: Abraham's Valley
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
French; Portuguese
Added to Catalog
February 11, 2003
Series
Credits
Producer, Paulo Branco ; cinematography, Mário Barroso ; editors, Manoel de Oliveira, Valerie Loiseleux; director, Manoel de Oliveira.
Performers
Leonor Silveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, Cěcile Sanz de Alba, Rui de Carvalho, Luis Lima Barreto.
System details note
DVD; full frame (pan-and-scan) aspect ratio (1.33:1); Dolby digital mono.
Videorecording number
VF0113 Vanguard Cinema
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