Manoel de Oliveira Movies

  • 1996
    Party

    Party

    Party

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    The battle of the sexes? The forces of despair and seduction? On S. Miguel in the Azores, Rogério, a young man with old money, and his...

    Party
  • 1986
    The Satin Slipper

    The Satin Slipper

    The Satin Slipper

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    During the century of the Spanish Gold, Doña Prouhèze, wife of a nobleman, deeply loves Don Rodrigo, who is forced to leave Spain and...

    The Satin Slipper
  • 1941
    Famalicão

    Famalicão

    Famalicão

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    Short documentary about the town of Famalicão, in the North of Portugal.

    Famalicão
  • 2002
    The Uncertainty Principle

    The Uncertainty Principle

    The Uncertainty Principle

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

    The Uncertainty Principle
  • 1978
    Cinématon

    Cinématon

    Cinématon

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    Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011....

    Cinématon
  • 1986
    My Case

    My Case

    My Case

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    Manoel de Oliveira plays his film in three stages: the first part - a play, the second can be roughly defined as a silent film (with the behind the...

    My Case
  • 2015
    The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal

    The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal

    The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal

    6.22015HD

    On 18 September 1929, José Régio sent a letter to Alberto Serpa expressing his desire to create a production company and start making...

    The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal
  • 2010
    The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision

    The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision

    The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision

    6.42010HD

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

    The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision
  • 2004
    The Fifth Empire

    The Fifth Empire

    The Fifth Empire

    6.42004HD

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

    The Fifth Empire
  • 2014
    The Old Man of Belem

    The Old Man of Belem

    The Old Man of Belem

    4.52014HD

    Don Quixote, Luís de Camões, Camilo Castelo Branco and Teixeira de Pascoaes meet in an eternal garden in the middle of a modern city...

    The Old Man of Belem
  • 2007
    The 15th Stone

    The 15th Stone

    The 15th Stone

    6.52007HD

    Joáo Bénard da Costa, director of the Portuguese National Film Archives [deceased in 2009], interviews the dean of contemporaneous film...

    The 15th Stone
  • 1965
    As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

    As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

    As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

    5.81965HD

    The camera shows the vivid paintings by late Júlio Régio, with a narrative by his brother, while guitar tunes underline the mood and...

    As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio
  • 2012
    101

    101

    101

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

    101
  • 1959
    O Pão

    O Pão

    O Pão

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    Each day, Man must work around the clock to produce and acquire bread: throwing the seeds into earth, helping the breeding of the corn, the corn's...

    O Pão
  • 1983
    Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo

    Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo

    Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo

    4.51983HD

    Part of a series in which foreign filmmakers portray a region or town in France. Manoel de Oliveira looks at Nice.

    Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo
  • 2014
    Chafariz das Virtudes

    Chafariz das Virtudes

    Chafariz das Virtudes

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    Every year the Viennale invites a famous director to produce a short film as the festival trailer. In 2014 the choice has fallen on the 105-year old...

    Chafariz das Virtudes
  • 2006
    O Improvável Não é Impossível

    O Improvável Não é Impossível

    O Improvável Não é Impossível

    62006HD

    Film about Calouste Gulbenkian, produced for the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

    O Improvável Não é Impossível
  • 1938
    Já Se Fabricam Automóveis em Portugal

    Já Se Fabricam Automóveis em Portugal

    Já Se Fabricam Automóveis em Portugal

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

    Já Se Fabricam Automóveis em Portugal
  • 1932
    White Coal

    White Coal

    White Coal

    61932HD

    Filmed with the same camera and the film stock remains of Douro, Faina Fluvial, portrays the inauguration of the hydroelectric power plant of Ermal,...

    White Coal
  • 2010
    Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

    02010HD

    The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets....

    Sodankylä Forever