Abraham's Valley
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| Portuguese | Vale Abraão |
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| Directed by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Screenplay by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Based on | The novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís |
| Produced by | Paulo Branco |
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| 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) |
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| Language | Portuguese |
Abraham's Valley (Portuguese: Vale Abraão) is a 1993 Portuguese drama film written and directed by Manoel de Oliveira, based on the novel of same name by Agustina Bessa-Luís, which is partially inspired by Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel Madame Bovary. It stars Leonor Silveira, Luís Miguel Cintra and Ruy de Carvalho.
The film had its world premiere at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, under the 3-hour cut initially edited aiming a main competition slot at the festival. It was theatrically released in Portugal on 15 October 1993.
It was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.