Abraham's Valley
| Abraham's Valley | |
|---|---|
| Vale Abraão | |
| Directed by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Screenplay by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Based on | The novel by Agustina Bessa-Luís |
| Produced by | Paulo Branco |
| Starring | Leonor Silveira Luís Miguel Cintra |
| Narrated by | Mário Barroso |
| Cinematography | Mário Barroso |
| Edited by | Manoel de Oliveira Valérie Loiseleux |
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Running time | 187 minutes 203 minutes (director's cut) |
| Countries | France Portugal Switzerland |
| Language | Portuguese |
Abraham's Valley (Portuguese: Vale Abraão) 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.