Movies: Manoel de Oliveira

Portrait of the last days of the life of Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco....

In 1996, Marcello Mastroianni talks about life as an actor. It's an anecdotal and philosophical memoir, moving from topic to topic, fully conscious of a man "of a certain age" looking back. He tells stories about Fellini and De Sica's direction, of u...

A conversation between the filmmaker Manoel de Olivieira and the writer Agustina Bessa-Luís....

A blind beggar is robbed of his chest of money. The theft leads to a dramatic situation in the street where he begs every day....

Short silent documentary from 1931 about those working on the River Douro in Oporto....

An exploration of the movie "The strange case of Angelica" and an understanding Manoel de Oliveira's cinema....

Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family....

Manoel de Oliveira directs José Régio's historical epic of religious and political power struggles. King Sebastião plans to make Portugal the world's Fifth Empire....

An artistic and poetic documentary about the meaning of the Portuguese flag....

From the bridges of Porto to its estuary, two men are paying tribute to the elegant Douro River. Through Luís de Camões and Prince Henry the Navigator, through its Viking ships and dizzying bridges, the Douro is a great witness to the history and cul...

The characters from a historical piece of art come to life to discuss poignant themes such as war and world peace....

A true story of a doctor and his wife who went on a journey in order to prove that discoverer Christopher Columbus was in fact Portuguese. Inspired by the book "Cristóvão Colon Era Português"....

Reel 11 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series....

A tribute documentary to Manoel de Oliveira, on occasion of his 100th birthday....

A documentary following the process of sculpting in stone, from the creation to the final work of art....

Manoel de Oliveira's homage to Vila do Conde, with a poem by José Régio. It was shot in 1965, but only completed in 2008....

A story about doomed love between two people from different worlds and the impact in their lives....

Local people of Curalha, a small village, keep a tradition of representing the Passion of Jesus, according to a 16th century text....

A satirical short film about technology....

Reflecting the filmmaker's passion for automobiles, who in his youth participated in car races, the film portrays the attempt to manufacture a new model in the Ford factory in the city of Porto....