| Description |
1 videodisc (187 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Classic European cinema |
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Classic European cinema.
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| Note |
Based on the novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Mário Barroso ; editors, Manoel de Oliveira, Valerie Loiseleux. |
| Performer |
Leonor Silveira, Cécile Sanz de Alba, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ruy de Carvalho, Luis Lima Barreto. |
| Event |
Originally released as motion picture in 1993. |
| Summary |
Story of Ema, a very attractive young girl with enormous power over men. She marries Dr. Carlo Paiva, who she is not attracted to, but is her father's friend and they move to the Valley of Abraham. With time she begins to feel unhappy about her marriage, so, with all the freedom she has, she takes a lover. A Portuguese reworking of themes from "Madame Bovary." |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, full frame (pan-and-scan) aspect ratio (1.33:1), Dolby digital mono. |
| Language |
Portuguese dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Married women -- Portugal -- Drama.
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Country life -- Portugal -- Drama.
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Adultery -- Portugal -- Drama.
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| Indexed Term |
Mulheres casados Portugal Drama |
| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Foreign films.
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Motion pictures, Portuguese.
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| Added Author |
Oliveira, Manoel de, 1908-2015
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Branco, Paulo.
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Silveira, Leonor, 1970-
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Alba, Cécile Sanz de.
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Cintra, Miguel Luís.
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Carvalho, Rui de, 1926-
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Barreto, Luís Lima.
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Barroso, Mário.
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Loiseleux, Valérie.
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Luís, Agustina Bessa
Vale Abraão.
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Vanguard Cinema (Firm)
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Sceneries Distribution (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Val Abraham |
| Note |
Title on disc surface and container: Abraham's Valley |
| Standard No. |
658769212334 |
| Music No. |
VF0113 Vanguard Cinema |
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