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

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.

Original title:

Os Canibais

Release:

November 10, 1988

Original language:

Portuguese

Production country:

Germany
France
Italy
Portugal
Switzerland

Producer company:

Filmargem
Gemini Films
La Sept Cinéma

Manoel de Oliveira

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