Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Manoel de OliveiraDirector
- João PaesWriter
- Manoel de OliveiraScreenplay
- João PaesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Luís Miguel CintraViscount d'Aveleda
- Leonor SilveiraMargarida
- Diogo DóriaDon João
- Oliveira LopesThe Presenter (lago)
- Pedro T. da SilvaNiccolo
- Joel CostaUrbano Solar
- Rogério SamoraPeralta
- Rogério VieiraThe Magistrate
- António Loja NevesThe Baron
- Luís MadureiraCast
- Teresa Côrte-RealCast
- José Manuel MendesCast