Manoel de Oliveira Movies

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

Documentary about the the film critic and filmmaker Jean-Claude Biette.

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

This odd film is a major representative of an even odder film genre: direct-to-celluloid opera. It was commissioned by the Portuguese master of...

Vasco is a medical student in Lisbon, supported by his rich aunts, whom he had falsely told he had already graduated. In fact, he devotes himself to...

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

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

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

A 58 minute documentary about the life of João Bénard da Costa.

Nineteen-year-old Julio heads to Lisbon from the provinces and gets a job as a shoemaker for his uncle Raul. But when he meets Ilda, a confident...

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

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

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

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...

Two schoolboys, Carlitos and Eduardo, fight for the affection of a girl, Teresinha.

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

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

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