A great deal of screen time is devoted to the false intellectualism and forced mannerisms of dinner party conversations.
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09/15/09
Abraham's Valley (1993)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:5
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 7 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Ema, a beautiful young woman, is arranged by her father to marry Carlo Paiva, a wealthy doctor, who takes her to live at his remote estate at Abraham's Valley. Even though Carlo loves her, Ema is... [More]
Starring: Leonor Silveira, Luis Miguel Cintra, Cecile Sanz de Alba, Ruy de Carvalho
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
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Reviews for Abraham's Valley
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When others would be retiring, Oliveira gives us movie after movie that begs to be indulged, with great affection, as the autumnal output of a codger deserving of, if not destined for, a Lifetime Achievement Oscar.
09/15/09
Subtle, elegant, enigmatic, this movie by the veteran Oliveira exercises a powerful grip.
01/26/06
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07/05/05
This beautifully shot, slow-moving, talky meditation on a life of leisure led by an adulterous woman differs most radically from Flaubert's novel in its indifference to the middle class.
09/18/04
Top CriticIt mesmerizes, sometimes maddens and tests the emotional and physical reflexes.
09/18/04
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