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Abraham's Valley

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IMDB ID: tt0108471

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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.

Portuguese

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Leonor Silveira

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Luis Miguel Cintra

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Ruy de Carvalho

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Cécile Sanz de Alba

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Luís Lima Barreto

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Micheline Larpin

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Diogo Dória

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José Pinto

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Filipe Cochofel

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João Perry

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Manoel de Oliveira

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Agustina Bessa-Luís

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Manoel de Oliveira

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