Abraham's Valley
Abraham's Valley is a 1993 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira, based on a novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís, 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.
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.
More details
| author | Agustina Bessa-Luís Manoel de Oliveira |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Portugal |
| director | Manoel de Oliveira |
| editor | Manoel de Oliveira Valérie Loiseleux |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | estado novo lamego married mid-20th century portugal young girl |
| musicBy | Richard Strauss |
| producer | Paulo Branco |