Abraham's Valley | |
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Vale Abraão | |
Directed by | Manoel de Oliveira |
Written by | Manoel de Oliveira (adapted from a novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís) |
Produced by | Paulo Branco |
Narrated by | Mário Barroso |
Cinematography | Mário Barroso |
Edited by | Manoel de Oliveira Valérie Loiseleux |
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Running time | 187 minutes 203 minutes (director's cut)[1] |
Countries | France Portugal Switzerland |
Language | Portuguese |
Abraham's Valley (Portuguese: Vale Abraão) is a 1993 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira, based on a novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís, and partially inspired by Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel Madame Bovary.[2][3] The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[4][5]