Abraham's Valley
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Cécile Sanz de Alba, Leonor Silveira, Luís Lima Barreto, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ruy de Carvalho Brand: Vanguard DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Original Language) Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 187 minutes DVD Release Date: 2002-12-24 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Vanguard Cinema Product features:
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Movie Reviews of Abraham's Valley
Movie Review: Sublime Film, average DVD transposition
Summary: 4 Stars
Decidedly inspired by 'Madame Bovary' but more closely adapted from its namesake Agustina Bessa-Luís' novel, Abraham Valley is a cinematic masterpiece, tracing more than the main character's ennui de vivre (my apologies if it sounds pretentious...) to encompass a whole repressed way of living that is set in the second half of the 20th century but might easily feel familiar to any 18th century Flaubert. The cinematography and spectacular scenery of the Douro valley in northern Portugal (where all of the exteriors were shot) are a work of art all by itself.
It's a pity that the DVD doesn't add much more to this gem of a movie. Still - that should be no reason to keep you from having it in your collection.