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Film / 1993
Abraham's Valley
Directed by
Manoel de Oliveira
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, …
The story
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.
Cast
Leonor SilveiraEma Cardeano Paiva
Luís Miguel CintraCarlos de Paiva
Ruy de CarvalhoPaulino Cardeano
Cécile Sanz de AlbaEma (young)
Luís Lima BarretoPedro Luminares
Micheline LarpinSimona
Diogo DóriaFernando Osório
José PintoCaires
Filipe CochofelFortunato
João PerryPedro Dossém
Glória de MatosMaria do Loreto
António ReisSemblano
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Isabel RuthRitinha
Dina TrenoBranca
Dalila CarmoMarina
Sofia AlvesLolota (little girl)
Beatriz BatardaLuisona (little girl) / Young Ema (voice)
Júlia BuiselMelo Sister #2
Laura SoveralAunt Augusta
Miguel GuilhermeMotorcyclist
Marques D'AredePriest #1
Mário BarrosoNarrator (voice)
Nuno Vieira de AlmeidaNelson
Argentina RochaCarlos' first wife
Rui OliveiraRapaz Adolescente # 2
Ricardo TrêpaExtra
António Vaz Mendes1 Rapazola
Isabel de Castro
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