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
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:07 In Abraham's Vale
00:08:50 It was a cold autumn day
00:16:13 Branca was easier-going.
00:23:56 They are educated women.
00:32:04 Well said.
00:41:22 Carlos decided not to betray her.
00:49:02 a nightingale trilled so brilliantly
00:55:59 Mr Cardeano remained with his mind fixed on Abraham's Vale.
01:07:28 which she fooled
01:20:36 He wanted to plan her rashness to fit his family's ambitions
01:27:38 Ema visits her father and Ritinha's back there.
01:34:43 that Doson was Anthony's surname.
01:39:31 Ema gave herself up to a kind of disease
01:47:51 who looked at him with sympathy.
01:53:56 You mean Ema's upbringing?
02:01:35 I don't know.
02:11:13 Ema was not doing wrong.
02:20:20 What question?
02:27:13 They call me 'little Bovary,' but I am not her.
02:34:53 without trying to interpret each others'suffering or emotions.
02:42:03 Ema, who lived like a mole
02:54:22 She was already a washerwoman at my parents' house.
03:00:59 Europe realized it maybe too late
03:07:25 People know these things. It goes without saying.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,991
Dialogue density9.8 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line03:07:25
Production Record
DirectorManoel de Oliveira
LanguagePortuguese
IMDb votes1,609