''The Cannibals'' ( pt, Os Canibais) is a 1988 Portuguese drama film directed by
Manoel de Oliveira. It was entered into the
1988 Cannes Film Festival
The 41st Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1988. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Pelle erobreren'' by Bille August.
The festival opened with '' Le Grand Bleu'', directed by Luc Besson and closed with ''Willow'', directed by Ron How ...
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The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Luís Miguel Cintra as Viscount d'Aveleda
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Leonor Silveira
Leonor da Silveira Moreno e Lemos Gomes (born 28 October 1970) is a Portuguese film actress who made her film debut in '' The Cannibals'' for director Manoel de Oliveira in 1988. She appeared in most of Oliveira's subsequent films.
She is the ...
as Margarida
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Diogo Dória
Diogo Dória (born 16 April 1953) is a Portuguese film actor who has worked in France and Portugal and is most associated with his films for director Manoel de Oliveira.
Selected filmography
* 1981 '' Francisca''
* 1985 '' The Satin Slipper''
* ...
as Don João
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Oliveira Lopes as The Presenter (Iago)
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Pedro T. da Silva as Niccolo
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Joel Costa Joel or Yoel is a name meaning "Yahweh Is God" and may refer to:
* Joel (given name), origin of the name including a list of people with the first name.
* Joel (surname), a surname
* Joel (footballer, born 1904), Joel de Oliveira Monteiro, Brazili ...
as Urbano Solar, Margarida's father
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Rogério Samora
José Rogério dos Anjos Filipe da Conceição Samora (28 October 1958 – 15 December 2021) was a Portuguese film, television and stage actor.
Biography
He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1980.
On 20 July 2021, Rogério Samora ...
as Peralta
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Rogério Vieira as The Magistrate
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António Loja Neves as The Baron
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Luís Madureira
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Teresa Côrte-Real
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José Manuel Mendes
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ).
In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...
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Cândido Ferreira
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Glória de Matos (as Glória Matos)
See also
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References
External links
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1988 films
1980s Portuguese-language films
1988 drama films
Films directed by Manoel de Oliveira
Films produced by Paulo Branco
Portuguese drama films
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