Abraham's Valley

Abraham's Valley is a 1993 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira, based on a novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís, and partially inspired by Gustave Flaubert's 1857 novel Madame Bovary. The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Production Abraham's Valley was filmed in 1.66:1 on 35 mm film. Plot Set in mid-20th century Portugal, in the vicinity of Lamego, Ema is a beautiful young girl who is married off to Carlos, an older doctor and friend of her father's. Dissatisfied, she takes several lovers. Cast Leonor Silveira as Ema Cardeano Paiva Cécile Sanz de Alba as young Ema Luís Miguel Cintra as Carlos Paiva, Ema's husband Ruy de Carvalho as Paulino Cardeano, Ema's father