The Cannibals (1988)
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.
- Released
- 1988-11-10
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Manoel de Oliveira, Manoel de Oliveira
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 19 votes
Cast
- Luís Miguel Cintra as Viscount d'Aveleda
- Leonor Silveira as Margarida
- Diogo Dória as Don João
- Oliveira Lopes as The Presenter (lago)
- Pedro T. da Silva as Niccolo
- Joel Costa as Urbano Solar
- Rogério Samora as Peralta
- Rogério Vieira as The Magistrate
- António Loja Neves as The Baron
- Luís Madureira
- Teresa Côrte-Real
- José Manuel Mendes