Abraham's Valley
1993 · 203 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 1,609 VOTES · DIR. Manoel de Oliveira
Overview
Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. In her youth she marries Dr. Carlos Paiva, her father's friend, to whom she is not attracted. They move to the valley of Abraham. Carlos loves her, but decides to sleep in a separate room to avoid waking Ema when he has to return late at night. As time goes by she begins to feel unhappy about her marriage, so she finds a new lover.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,991 lines
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00:00:07 In Abraham's Vale
00:09:00 Carlos...
00:16:47 The house was a hive of rumours
00:27:02 Was it her imagination? Weren't they innocent?
00:33:31 '21 consultants.'
00:43:32 The bride practically raped him before and after the wedding.
00:51:22 She trusted her with everything
01:01:02 I was just thinking how unsettling beauty is.
01:15:04 do you agree?
01:23:50 Why do you carry a book about?
01:30:48 Ema began her affair with Osório.
01:36:59 More sex, no love, no affection.
01:45:14 At Vesúvio? Is it nice there?
01:51:24 Love lives in hiding places, couples would do well to seek out.
01:58:22 But you were the one who called me that.
02:07:22 What is it?
02:17:41 and heard stories about My Lady
02:25:52 You know how to think and that will be your fall.
02:33:16 I say that because nobody takes notice of her.
02:40:30 - No one? - No one.
02:51:21 That you are a rose? A rose in the wind?
03:00:22 They spread like democracies or dictatorships
03:06:58 He only thinks about himself and silly things. He's a degenerate.
03:20:55 Subtitling Margarida Pacheco / CRISTBET, Lda.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,991
Dialogue density9.8 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line03:20:55
Production Record
DirectorManoel de Oliveira
LanguagePortuguese
IMDb votes1,609