Os Canibais (1988)
Directed by Manoel de Oliveira
Genres - Drama, Romance, Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Film-Opera, Musical Drama |
Release Date - Nov 10, 1988 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 99 min. |
Countries - France, Portugal |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
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 (the film out-does even Luis Buñuel in that department), and the wedding guests and family indulge in cannibalism, among other perversions.
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cannibal, newlywed, wedding