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Abraham's Valley
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Wikipedia article
'Abraham's Valley' is a 1993 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira, based on a novel by Agustina Bessa-Lus, and partially inspired by Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel 'Madame Bovary'. The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Production
'Abraham's Valley' was filmed in 1.66:1 on 35 mm film.
Plot
Set in mid-20th century Portugal, in the vicinity of Lamego, Ema is a beautiful young girl who is married off to Carlos, an older doctor and friend of her father's. Dissatisfied, she takes several lovers.
Cast
*Leonor Silveira as Ema Cardeano Paiva
*Ccile Sanz de Alba as young Ema
*Lus Miguel Cintra as Carlos Paiva, Ema's husband
*Ruy de Carvalho as Paulino Cardeano, Ema's father
Reception
It won the Critics Award at the 1993 So Paulo International Film Festival and the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the 1993 Tokyo International Film Festival.
See also
* List of submissions to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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