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Abraham's Valley

75 %|Sep 1, 1993|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Manoel de Oliveira
Director
Agustina Bessa-Luís
Novel
Manoel de Oliveira
Screenplay
Paulo Branco
Producer
Mário Barroso
Director of Photography
Manoel de Oliveira
Editor
Valérie Loiseleux
Editor
Zé Branco
Production Design

Cast

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Leonor Silveira
Ema Cardeano Paiva
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Luís Miguel Cintra
Carlos de Paiva
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Ruy de Carvalho
Paulino Cardeano
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Luís Lima Barreto
Pedro Luminares
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Diogo Dória
Fernando Osório
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João Perry
Pedro Dossém
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Glória de Matos
Maria do Loreto
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Sofia Alves
Lolota (little girl)
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Beatriz Batarda
Luisona (little girl) / Young Ema (voice)
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Júlia Buisel
Melo Sister #2
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Laura Soveral
Aunt Augusta
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Miguel Guilherme
Motorcyclist
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Mário Barroso
Narrator (voice)
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Argentina Rocha
Carlos' first wife
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Rui Oliveira
Rapaz Adolescente # 2