Abraham's Valley (1993)
Original title: Vale Abraão
Abraham's Valley is a 1993 Portuguese-language drama movie directed by Manoel de Oliveira, with a running time of 3h 24m. It stars Leonor Silveira, Luís Miguel Cintra and Ruy de Carvalho.
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.
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What is Abraham's Valley about?
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.
When was Abraham's Valley released?
Abraham's Valley was released on 1 September 1993.
How long is Abraham's Valley?
Abraham's Valley runs 3h 24m.
Who made Abraham's Valley?
Abraham's Valley was directed by Manoel de Oliveira.
Cast
- Leonor Silveira as Ema Cardeano Paiva
- Luís Miguel Cintra as Carlos de Paiva
- Ruy de Carvalho as Paulino Cardeano
- Cécile Sanz de Alba as Ema (young)
- Luís Lima Barreto as Pedro Luminares
- Micheline Larpin as Simona
- Diogo Dória as Fernando Osório
- José Pinto as Caires
- Filipe Cochofel as Fortunato
- João Perry as Pedro Dossém
- Glória de Matos as Maria do Loreto
- António Reis as Semblano