
204 minutes
9/1/1993
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.

Leonor Silveira
as Ema Cardeano Paiva

Luís Miguel Cintra
as Carlos de Paiva

Ruy de Carvalho
as Paulino Cardeano
Cécile Sanz de Alba
as Ema (young)

Luís Lima Barreto
as Pedro Luminares
Micheline Larpin
as Simona

Diogo Dória
as Fernando Osório

José Pinto
as Caires

Filipe Cochofel
as Fortunato

João Perry
as Pedro Dossém

Glória de Matos
as Maria do Loreto

António Reis
as Semblano

Isabel Ruth
as Ritinha
Dina Treno
as Branca

Dalila Carmo
as Marina

Sofia Alves
as Lolota (little girl)

Beatriz Batarda
as Luisona (little girl) / Young Ema (voice)

Júlia Buisel
as Melo Sister #2

Laura Soveral
as Aunt Augusta

Miguel Guilherme
as Motorcyclist

Marques D'Arede
as Priest #1

Mário Barroso
as Narrator (voice)
Nuno Vieira de Almeida
as Nelson
Argentina Rocha
as Carlos' first wife

Rui Oliveira
as Rapaz Adolescente # 2

Ricardo Trêpa
as Extra

António Vaz Mendes
as 1 Rapazola

Isabel de Castro