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The Cannibals

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

7.0(19)19881h 35m1

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.

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Language
Portuguese

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Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland

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Release dates

  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival20 May 1988
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical10 Nov 1988

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The Cannibals was released on 10 November 1988.

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