The Cannibals
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.
Crew
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Manoel de Oliveira
Director
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Manoel de Oliveira
Editor
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Manoel de Oliveira
Screenplay
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Mário Barroso
Cinematography
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Paulo Branco
Producer
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Joaquim Pinto
Sound Designer
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Júlia Buisel
Continuity
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Dominique Buisson
Hairstylist
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William Flageollet
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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João Paes
Writer
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João Paes
Original Music Composer
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Fernando Vendrell
Assistant Director
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José António Loureir…
Assistant Camera
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Luís Monteiro
Production Design
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Jasmim de Matos
Costume Design
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Sabine Franel
Editor
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Jean-Paul Loublier
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Jaime Silva
Assistant Director
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Mário Castanheira
Electrician
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Álvaro do Carvalhal
Book
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Paulo De Sousa
Executive Producer
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Veronique Vincent
Makeup Artist
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