Movies: Manoel de Oliveira

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

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

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

Aninhas (Aida Lupo), a paralyzed girl, asks for a miracle from the saint of her devotion, Our Lady of Lourdes, at the chapel of Penha (Guimarães), but her prayer is not heard - She turns her devotion to the Blessed Virgin directly, and joins the mult...

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

A look at the life in the small village Vilaverdinho, in the North of Portugal. Oliveira made this film as a present for a friend. It has only been publicly shown once....

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....

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

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

A look at various statues in the city of Lisbon. This film is incomplete and was distributed against the will of the director....

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

A silent film depicting a meeting between Nikita Khrushchev and Pope John XXIII is screened....

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 series of images documenting the floods of the river Tagus. This film has been recovered and made available by the Cinemateca Portuguesa....