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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... 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 unhappy and decides to take a lover, with disastrous consequences. [More]

Starring: Leonor Silveira, Luis Miguel Cintra, Cecile Sanz de Alba, Ruy de Carvalho

Starring: Leonor Silveira, Luis Miguel Cintra, Cecile Sanz de Alba, Ruy de Carvalho

Director: Manoel de Oliveira

Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Screenwriter: Augustina Bessa-Luis
Producer: Paulo Branco

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Dec 24, 2002

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  • Classic European Cinema
    Ema is a sweet and innocent young girl who turns the head of every man she passes. Her life takes a turn for the worse when her father forces her into a passionless marrage to a wealthy doctor. To make matters worse, she is relocated to the scenic but unfamiliar vineyards of Abraham's Valley. She scornes her new husband and threatens to kill herself rather than submit to his desires. Portuguese w/English subtitles
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    A great deal of screen time is devoted to the false intellectualism and forced mannerisms of dinner party conversations.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 15 2009 12:48 PM

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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.

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    Wally Hammond

    Subtle, elegant, enigmatic, this movie by the veteran Oliveira exercises a powerful grip.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 26 2006 03:16 AM

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    Jonathan Rosenbaum

    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.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 18 2004 10:31 PM

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    Vincent Canby

    It mesmerizes, sometimes maddens and tests the emotional and physical reflexes.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 18 2004 10:31 PM

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