Manoel de Oliveira Movies

Seventeen experts on history and arts deliver brief lessons on their favorite subjects, considered the most relevant to cover nine hundred years of...

Life and legacy of Agostinho da Silva. Traversing the biographical journey, the life and work of the Luso-Brazilian philosopher, this work has...

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

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...

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.

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

A group of tourists arrives to the historical center of Guimarães. The camera goes up over the shoulder of Alfonso Henriques' statue. The...

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

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