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Tag Archives: Manoel de Oliveira
A Talking Picture (2003) Manoel de Oliveira, Leonor Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, John Malkovich, Comedy, Drama, History, War
A meditation on culture. July, 2001: buddies tide as a cruise boat departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and also the Indian Ocean. Read More »
The Cannibals (1988) Manoel de Oliveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, Leonor Silveira, Diogo Dória, Musical, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
This odd film is a major representative of an even odder film genre: direct-to-celluloid opera. Read More »
Im Going Home (2001) Manoel de Oliveira, Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Comedy, Drama
The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash. Read More »
Historic Centre (2012) Pedro Costa, Manoel de Oliveira, Judite Araujo, Maria Fatima Braga Lima, Marco Carreira, Drama
A feature film with four stories celebrating the city of Guimarães in the North of Portugal. Read More »
My Case (1986) Manoel de Oliveira, Bulle Ogier, Luís Miguel Cintra, Axel Bogousslavsky, Drama, Fantasy
Four versions of the same story, first in the perspective of a theatre play, second in the perspective of a silent film Read More »
Anxiety (1998) Manoel de Oliveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, José Pinto, Isabel Ruth, Drama
An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. Read More »
Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl (2009) Manoel de Oliveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Catarina Wallenstein, Diogo Dória, Drama, Romance
On a train to the Algarve, Macário tells his story to a sympathetic woman he’s just met. Read More »
Doomed Love (1979) Manoel de Oliveira, António Sequeira Lopes, Cristina Hauser, Elsa Wallencamp, Drama, Romance
A story about doomed love between two people from different worlds and the impact in their lives. Read More »
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma (2007) Manoel de Oliveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Leonor Baldaque, Drama, History
From the 1940’s to today, Manuel Luciano has tried to discover the true identity of Christopher Columbus. Read More »
The Fifth Empire (2004) Manoel de Oliveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Luís Miguel Cintra, Glória de Matos, Drama, History
Ignoring the alarmed advice of his noblemen and counselors, young King Sebastian fuels his religious obsession to go to war with the Muslims. Read More »
Porto of My Childhood (2001) Manoel de Oliveira, Jorge Trêpa, Ricardo Trêpa, Maria de Medeiros, Drama, Documentary
Manoel de Oliveira’s autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown. Read More »
The Convent (1995) Manoel de Oliveira, Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Luís Miguel Cintra, Drama, Mystery
The story centers on the unconventional American professor, Michael Padovic, and his stunningly beautiful wife, Helene Read More »
Word and Utopia (2000) Manoel de Oliveira, Lima Duarte, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ricardo Trêpa, Biography, History
The story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil and worked for better treatment of the Indians and to abolish slavery. Read More »
Gebo and the Shadow (2012) Manoel de Oliveira, Michael Lonsdale, Claudia Cardinale, Jeanne Moreau, Drama
Set in the late 19th century, about a honored but poor patriarch who sacrifices himself to protect his fugitive son. Read More »