9.0
9.0
101
2012
Manoel de Oliveira
Directing
Born:December 11, 1908
Died:April 2, 2015(aged 106)
Birthplace:Porto, Portugal
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CommunityBiography
Manoel de Oliveira was born in Porto, Portugal on December 11, 1908, to Francisco José de Oliveira and Cândida Ferreira Pinto. His family were wealthy industrialists. Oliveira attended school in Galicia, Spain and his goal as a teenager was to become an actor. He enrolled in Italian film-maker Rino Lupo's acting school at age 20, but later changed his mind when he saw Walther Ruttmann's documentary Berlin: Symphony of a City. This prompted him to direct his first film, also a documentary, titledDouro, Faina Fluvial (1931). He also acted in the second Portuguese sound film, A Canção de Lisboa (1933). His first feature film came much later, in 1942. Aniki-Bóbó, a portrait of Oporto's street children, was a commercial failure when it opened, and its merit only came to be recognised over time. This drawback forced Oliveira to abandon other film projects he was involved in, and to dedicate himself to running his family vineyard. He re-emerged onto the film scene in 1956 with The Artist and the City, a work that marked a turning point in Oliveira's conception of the cinema. In 1963, O Acto de Primavera (The Rite of Spring), a documentary depicting an annual passion play, marked a turning point for his career. This was shortly followed by A caça (The Hunt), a grim feature film that contrasted with the happy tones of his previous documentary. Despite the widespread acclaim garnered by both films, he would not return to the director's seat until the 1970s. Since 1990 (when he turned 82), he has made at least one film each year. Oliveira has said that he direct movies for the sheer pleasure of doing it, regardless of critical reaction. He maintains a quiet life away from the spotlights, despite multiple honours such as those of the Cannes, Venice and Montreal film festivals. He has been awarded two Career Golden Lions in 1985 and 2004 and a golden palm for his lifetime achievements in 2008.
Filmography (86 movies)
8.6
8.6
A Song of Lisbon
1933
as Carlos
8.0
8.0
A Century of Energy
2015
Director
7.7
7.7
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember
1997
as Self
7.7
7.7
The Artist and the City
1956
Screenplay
7.6
7.6
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
as Self
7.6
7.6
Aniki-Bóbó
1942
Director
7.5
7.5
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
2015
Screenplay
7.5
7.5
Abraham's Valley
1993
Director
7.4
7.4
Famalicão
1941
Director
7.2
7.2
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
1975
Screenplay
7.2
7.2
The Satin Slipper
1986
Screenplay
7.1
7.1
Lisbon Story
1994
as Himself
7.1
7.1
Doomed Love
1979
Director
7.1
7.1
Past and Present
1972
Director
7.1
7.1
The Hunt
1964
Producer
7.0
7.0
The Green Years
1963
7.0
7.0
Francisca
1981
Screenplay
7.0
7.0
Working on the Douro River
1931
Director
6.8
6.8
Blind Man's Bluff
1994
Director
6.8
6.8
The Cannibals
1988
Screenplay
6.7
6.7
My Case
1986
Screenplay
6.7
6.7
Gebo and the Shadow
2012
Screenplay
6.7
6.7
I’m Going Home
2001
Director
6.6
6.6
A Talking Picture
2003
Writer
6.6
6.6
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
1997
Writer
6.6
6.6
Porto of My Childhood
2001
Director
6.5
6.5
The Strange Case of Angelica
2010
Director
6.5
6.5
The Divine Comedy
1991
Writer
6.5
6.5
The 15th Stone
2007
as Himself
6.5
6.5
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Writer
6.5
6.5
The Fifth Empire
2004
Director
6.4
6.4
Inquietude
1998
Director
6.4
6.4
The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision
2010
Director
6.4
6.4
Magic Mirror
2006
Writer
6.3
6.3
Party
1996
Director
6.3
6.3
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
1990
Screenplay
6.2
6.2
The Conversation Is Over
1982
as Padre
6.2
6.2
The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal
2015
as Himself
6.2
6.2
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
2009
Director
6.2
6.2
Historic Centre
2012
Screenplay
6.1
6.1
Invisible World
2013
Director
6.0
6.0
Guest
2011
as Self
6.0
6.0
Bread
1959
Producer
6.0
6.0
Já Se Fabricam Automóveis em Portugal
1938
Director
6.0
6.0
White Coal
1932
Director
6.0
6.0
O Improvável Não é Impossível
2006
Director
6.0
6.0
Day of Despair
1992
Director
5.9
5.9
Belle Toujours
2006
Writer
5.9
5.9
The Letter
1999
Screenplay
5.8
5.8
As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio
1965
Producer
5.6
5.6
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
2007
Director
5.5
5.5
Acto da Primavera
1963
Director
5.5
5.5
Word and Utopia
2000
Writer
5.2
5.2
The Uncertainty Principle
2002
Director
5.2
5.2
The Convent
1995
Director
4.5
4.5
Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo
1983
Director
4.5
4.5
The Old Man of Belem
2014
Screenplay
4.0
4.0
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014
Director
The Life of Mirrors
2025
Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought
2003
as Self
Conversazione a Porto
2006
Biette
2013
as Self
Fátima Milagrosa
1928
A Friendly Handshake
1997
Director
Sodankylä Forever
2010
as Self
Oliveira, l'architecte
1993
Manoel de Oliveira, O Caso Dele
2007
as Himself
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2005
as Self (archive footage)
No Tempo do Cinema
2006
as Himself
Sem Cura - à saúde de Manoel de Oliveira
2011
Cinématon XI
1981
as N°102
Cinématon n°102 : Manoel de Oliveira
1981
Cinéma Portugais – Un Mode d'Emploi
1990
A Propósito da Bandeira Nacional
1988
Director
Villa Verdinho - Uma Aldeia Transmontana
1964
Director
Simpósio Internacional de Escultura em Pedra
1986
Director
Do visível ao invísivel
2005
Director
Miramar, Praia das Rosas
1938
Executive Producer
Lisbon statues
1932
Screenplay
Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo
1937
Director
Moment
2002
Director
Romance de Vila do Conde
2008
Producer
The Conquered Conqueror
2012
Screenplay
O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta
2008
Producer
Lisboa Cultural
1984
Director
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