The Cannibals

A drama following stories of characters from the Portuguese High Society.

95 mins
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.

Fernando Vendrell

Assistant Director

Jasmim de Matos

Costume Design

Paulo Branco

Producer

Luís Monteiro

Production Design

Paulo De Sousa

Executive Producer

Veronique Vincent

Makeup Artist

Mário Barroso

Cinematography

Jaime Silva

Assistant Director

Júlia Buisel

Continuity

Joaquim Pinto

Sound Designer

Jean-Paul Loublier

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

William Flageollet

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

José António Loureiro

Assistant Camera

João Paes

Original Music Composer

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