| The Vows | |
| Director: | António de Macedo |
| Starring: | Guida Maria |
| Cinematography: | Elso Roque |
| Editing: | António de Macedo |
| Runtime: | 102 minutes |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Language: | Portuguese |
The Vows (Portuguese: A Promessa) is a 1973 Portuguese drama film directed by António de Macedo. It was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Maria do Mar and her husband, José, are young newlyweds living in a fishing village, Palheiros de Tocha, between Aveiro and Figueira da Foz. Their intimacy is disturbed, however, by a vow of chastity they took as a result of a storm that caused the shipwreck of José's father's boat. Both live in permanent tension, caused by the presence of Labareda, a gypsy taken in by the couple following a dispute in which he was stabbed.