Vale Abraão [translated: Val Abraham]
argumento e diálogos de Manoel de Oliveira; [producer, Paulo Branco; writer, Augustina Bessa-Luis]
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Distribution:
- [Costa Mesa, Calif.] : Vanguard Cinema/Sceneries Distribution, [2002]
- Copyright:
- ©1993
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Availability
| Location | Call Number | Availability | Request |
|---|---|---|---|
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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, she takes a lover. A Portuguese reworking of themes from "Madame Bovary."
- Contributors:
- Languages:
- Portuguese
English - Language Notes:
- Portuguese dialogue, English subtitles.
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Vale Abraão [by Luís, A.B.]
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- Alternate Titles:
- Title translation: Val Abraham
Title on disc surface and container: Abraham's Valley - Subjects:
- System Details:
- DVD, full frame (pan-and-scan) aspect ratio (1.33:1), Dolby digital mono.
- Performers:
- Leonor Silveira, Cécile Sanz de Alba, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ruy de Carvalho, Luis Lima Barreto.
- Production Credits:
- Cinematography, Mário Barroso ; editors, Manoel de Oliveira, Valerie Loiseleux; produced by Paulo Branco; Directed by Manoel de Oliveira.
- General Notes:
- Originally released as motion picture in 1993.
Based on the novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís. - Audience:
- MPAA rating: Not rated.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (187 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- VAL 1993 DVD
- Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 658769212334
Publisher Number, Vanguard Cinema: VF0113 - OCLC Numbers:
- 1053026824
51583528 [Invalid]
