Manoel de Oliveira Movies

  • 2012
    Gebo and the Shadow

    Gebo and the Shadow

    Gebo and the Shadow

    6.72012HD

    Despite his age and general weariness, Gebo keeps on working as an accountant to provide for his family. He lives with his wife, Doroteia, and his...

    Gebo and the Shadow
  • 1964
    The Hunt

    The Hunt

    The Hunt

    7.11964HD

    Two friends decide to go hunting but without guns, so that no accident will happen. As they stroll and talk, one of them falls into a hole in a...

    The Hunt
  • 1991
    The Divine Comedy

    The Divine Comedy

    The Divine Comedy

    6.81991HD

    In a mental institution the patients see themselves as people like Jesus, Lázaro, Marta, Maria, Adão, Eve, Sonia, Raskolnikov, Aliosha...

    The Divine Comedy
  • 2012
    Historic Centre

    Historic Centre

    Historic Centre

    6.22012HD

    Four voices and their visions of Guimarães, cradle city of the Portuguese nation and European Capital of Culture in 2012.

    Historic Centre
  • 1993
    Visit, or Memories and Confessions

    Visit, or Memories and Confessions

    Visit, or Memories and Confessions

    7.51993HD

    A long-hidden, personal doc about leaving a beloved house by the late, revered Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira.

    Visit, or Memories and Confessions
  • 1999
    The Letter

    The Letter

    The Letter

    61999HD

    A well-bred, lovely, spiritual, sad young woman marries an attentive physician who loves her. She feels affection but no love. Soon after, without...

    The Letter
  • 1975
    Benilde or the Virgin Mother

    Benilde or the Virgin Mother

    Benilde or the Virgin Mother

    7.21975HD

    A young girl, Benilde, so protected by her religious family that she seemingly knows nothing about procreation, insists that her mysterious pregnancy...

    Benilde or the Virgin Mother
  • 2007
    Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

    Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

    Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

    5.52007HD

    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...

    Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
  • 1994
    Blind Man's Bluff

    Blind Man's Bluff

    Blind Man's Bluff

    6.81994HD

    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.

    Blind Man's Bluff
  • 2012
    Invisible World

    Invisible World

    Invisible World

    6.12012HD

    An anthology film following different stories around the theme of invisibility in the modern world.

    Invisible World
  • 2000
    Word and Utopia

    Word and Utopia

    Word and Utopia

    5.52000HD

    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...

    Word and Utopia
  • 1992
    Day of Despair

    Day of Despair

    Day of Despair

    61992HD

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

    Day of Despair
  • 2015
    A Century of Energy

    A Century of Energy

    A Century of Energy

    82015HD

    Manoel de Oliveira's final work revisits one of his earliest films and celebrates a century of industrialization in Portugal.

    A Century of Energy
  • 2006
    Magic Mirror

    Magic Mirror

    Magic Mirror

    6.32006HD

    Luciano, fresh out of jail, was taken by his brother, Flórido, to serve in the home of wealthy Alfreda. He was surprised when she told him...

    Magic Mirror
  • 1997
    Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember

    Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember

    Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember

    7.61997HD

    In 1996, Marcello Mastroianni talks about life as an actor. It's an anecdotal and philosophical memoir, moving from topic to topic, fully conscious...

    Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember
  • 2011
    Guest

    Guest

    Guest

    62011HD

    Filmmaker José Luis Guerin documents his experience during a year of traveling as a guest of film festivals to present his previous film. What...

    Guest
  • 1963
    Acto da Primavera

    Acto da Primavera

    Acto da Primavera

    5.51963HD

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

    Acto da Primavera
  • 1998
    Anxiety

    Anxiety

    Anxiety

    6.41998HD

    An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. In "The Immortals," adapted from a Helder Prista Monteiro...

    Anxiety
  • 1972
    Past and Present

    Past and Present

    Past and Present

    7.11972HD

    This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Set...

    Past and Present
  • 1982
    The Conversation Is Over

    The Conversation Is Over

    The Conversation Is Over

    5.21982HD

    The film was to be a documentary, but evolved during production to a fictional film. It nevertheless adheres strictly to the poems and letters...

    The Conversation Is Over