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Doomed Love
by Manoel de Oliveira
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A faithful adaptation of Camilo Castelo Branco’s most famous novel. The impossible love of Simão Botelho and Teresa de Albuquerque, due to family rivalries, crossed with the resigned devotion of Mariana for Simão. A story set in the nineteenth century inspired by real people from Camilo’s own family, who were imprisoned in the Cadeia da Relação (Appeals Court), in Porto, where his uncle Simão had also been incarcerated.

Original Title: Amor de Perdição – Memórias de uma Família
Countries: Portugal
Year: 1978
Ratio: 1:1.37
Length: 261 min
Language: Portuguese
Festivals & Awards
1990
  • Berlin Film Festival – Forum
1979
  • Figueira Da Foz Festival – Special Jury Prize
About Director
Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira (1908–2015) was a legendary Portuguese filmmaker whose career spanned over 80 years—from silent cinema to the 21st century. Known for his poetic, philosophical, and highly original style, Oliveira directed acclaimed works such as "Aniki-Bobó", "The Rite of Spring", and "Abraham’s Valley", often blending literature, theatre, and history. Celebrated at Cannes, Venice, and Berlin, he received numerous international awards, including the Honorary Palme d’Or. Oliveira remained creatively active well past 100, leaving behind a singular legacy in world cinema.

FILMOGRAPHY
  • O conquistador conquistado – 2012 – Short film
  • Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl – 2009
  • Belle Toujours – 2006
  • Magic Mirror – 2005
  • Blind Man’s Bluff – 1994
  • Abraham’s Valley – 1993
  • Day of Despair – 1992
  • The Divine Comedy – 1991
  • No, or the Vain Glory of Command – 1990
  • The Cannibals – 1988
  • My Case – 1986
  • The Satin Slipper – 1985
  • Lisboa Cultural – 1983 – Short film
  • Visit or Memories and Confessions – 1982
  • Doomed Love – 1978
  • Benilde or the Virgin Mother – 1975
  • Past and Present – 1972
  • Romance de Vila do Conde – 1968 – Short film
  • Rite of Spring – 1963
  • A Caça – 1963 – Short film
  • O Pão – 1959 – Short film
  • As pinturas do meu irmão Júlio – 1959 – Short film
  • O Pintor e a Cidade – 1956 – Short film
  • Aniki-Bóbó – 1942
  • Famalicão – 1941 – Short film
  • Portugal já faz automóveis – 1938 – Short film
  • Hulha Branca – 1932 – Short film
  • Douro Faina Fluvial – 1931 – Short film
Cast & Crew
Cast

António Sequeira Lopes
Cristina Hauser
Elsa Wallencamp
António J. Costa

Crew

Screenwriter: Manoel de Oliveira, adapted from the novel of the same name by Camilo Castelo Branco
DOP: Manuel Costa e Silva
Editor: Solveig Nordlund
Sound: Carlos Alberto, João Diogo, José de Carvalho, Carlos Aljustrel, Mário Rosa
Musical Direction: João Paes
Choreography: Margarida de Abreu
Production: Instituto Portugues de Cinema, Centro Portugues de Cinema, Cinequipa, Tobis Portuguesa, Radiotelevisão Portuguesa
World Sales: Luxbox