Director(s): Manoel de Oliveira
Writer(s): Agustina Bessa-Luís (novel), Manoel de Oliveira
Actor(s): Leonor Silveira, Cécile Sanz de Alba, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ruy de Carvalho, Luis Lima Barreto, Micheline Larpin, Diogo Dória, José Pinto, Filipe Cochofel, João Perry, Glória de Matos, António Rois, Isabel Ruth, Dina Tireno, Dalila Carmo
Production Co.: Madragoa Filmes
Country: Portugal
Year: 1993
Language and subtitle information: Portuguese dialogue, subtitles in Spanish, French, English, Italian, and Portuguese
Format: DVD
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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, and the lonliness that freedom creates, she takes a lover.
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