The Cannibals (1988 film)

The Cannibals (Portuguese: Os Canibais) is a 1988 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]

The Cannibals
Film poster
Directed by	Manoel de Oliveira
Written by	Álvaro Carvalhal Manoel de Oliveira João Paes
Produced by	Paulo Branco Paulo De Sousa
Starring	Luís Miguel Cintra Leonor Silveira Diogo Dória
Cinematography	Mário Barroso
Edited by	Manoel de Oliveira Sabine Franel
Music by	João Paes
Release date	10 November 1988 (1988-11-10)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Portugal
Language	Portuguese

Cast

• Luís Miguel Cintra as Viscount d'Aveleda
• Leonor Silveira as Margarida
• Diogo Dória as Don João
• Oliveira Lopes as The Presenter (Iago)
• Pedro T. da Silva as Niccolo
• Joel Costa as Urbano Solar, Margarida's father
• Rogério Samora as Peralta
• Rogério Vieira as The Magistrate
• António Loja Neves as The Baron
• Luís Madureira
• Teresa Côrte-Real
• José Manuel Mendes
• Cândido Ferreira
• Glória de Matos (as Glória Matos)

See also

• List of submissions to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: The Cannibals". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

External links

• The Cannibals at IMDb