This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Read More »
Tag Archives: Manoel de Oliveira
O Princípio da Incerteza / The Uncertainty Principle (2002) Manoel de Oliveira, Leonor Baldaque, Leonor Silveira, Isabel Ruth
Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family. Read More »
Memories and Confessions (1993) Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Isabel de Oliveira, Diogo Dória
A docu-drama that follows Manoel de Oliveira’s life during the times of dictatorship in Portugal. Read More »
A Talking Picture (2003) Manoel de Oliveira, Leonor Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, John Malkovich
A meditation on culture. July, 2001: buddies tide as a cruise boat departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and also the Indian Ocean. Read More »
Doomed Love (1979) Manoel de Oliveira, António Sequeira Lopes, Cristina Hauser, Elsa Wallencamp
A story about doomed love between two people from different worlds and the impact in their lives. Read More »
The Satin Slipper / Le soulier de satin (1985) Manoel de Oliveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, Patricia Barzyk, Anne Consigny
During the century of the Spanish Gold, Doña Prouhèze, wife of a nobleman Read More »
Abraham’s Valley / Vale Abraão (1993) Manoel de Oliveira, Leonor Silveira, Cécile Sanz de Alba, Luís Miguel Cintra
Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. Read More »
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma / Cristóvão Colombo – O Enigma (2007) Manoel de Oliveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Leonor Baldaque
From the 1940’s to today, Manuel Luciano has tried to discover the true identity of Christopher Columbus. Read More »
The Strange Case of Angelica / O Estranho Caso de Angélica (2010) Manoel de Oliveira, Pilar López de Ayala, Filipe Vargas, Ricardo Trêpa
A magical tale about a young photographer who falls madly in love with a woman he can never have, except in his dreams. Read More »
Blind Man’s Bluff / A caixa (1994) Manoel de Oliveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, Glicínia Quartin, Ruy de Carvalho
Stories about neighboring in Lisbon are told by a homeless blind man who’s only means of support is his elm box. Read More »