Cinéthèque | Val Abraham | Free
Film by Manoel de Oliveira (1993)
3h23
With Leonor Silveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ruy de Carvalho, Cécile Sanz de Alba
Session presented by Jacques Parsi, film historian.
In the Douro region, Ema grew up with her father in an atmosphere of great poetic sensitivity. Seductive and innocent, she develops an irresistible taste for romantic fictions but never finds satisfaction with men. As a woman, she married a doctor whom she didn’t like and moved with him to the Valley of Abraham. Leading a worldly life, Ema will meet three lovers in a constant search for passion, luxury and challenges.
Free adaptation of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert in Portugal during the second half of the 20th century.
“Together with Francisca, this is probably the most beautiful film by Manoel de Oliveira, master of Portuguese cinema.”