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Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira

Directing·1908–2015·82 films

Manoel de Oliveira was born in Porto, Portugal on December 11, 1908, to Francisco José de Oliveira and Cândida Ferreira Pinto. His family were wealthy industrialists. Oliveira attended school in Galicia, Spain and his goal as a teenager was to become an actor. He enrolled in Italian film-maker Rino Lupo's acting school at age 20, but later changed his mind when he saw Walther Ruttmann's documentary Berlin: Symphony of a City. This prompted him to direct his first film, also a documentary, titledDouro, Faina Fluvial (1931). He also acted in the second Portuguese sound film, A Canção de Lisboa (…

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As Director

To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
The Strange Case of Angelica
The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)
Aniki-Bóbó
Aniki-Bóbó (1942)
A Talking Picture
A Talking Picture (2003)
I’m Going Home
I’m Going Home (2001)
Abraham's Valley
Abraham's Valley (1993)
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009)
Working on the Douro River
Working on the Douro River (1931)
Francisca
Francisca (1981)
The Convent
The Convent (1995)
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990)
The Cannibals
The Cannibals (1988)
Belle Toujours
Belle Toujours (2006)
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997)
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy (1991)
Porto of My Childhood
Porto of My Childhood (2001)
Doomed Love
Doomed Love (1979)
Gebo and the Shadow
Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
The Artist and the City
The Artist and the City (1956)
The Hunt
The Hunt (1964)
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
Visit, or Memories and Confessions (2015)
The Letter
The Letter (1999)
Historic Centre
Historic Centre (2012)
Party
Party (1996)
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)
Blind Man's Bluff
Blind Man's Bluff (1994)
Magic Mirror
Magic Mirror (2006)
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma (2007)
Invisible World
Invisible World (2013)
Word and Utopia
Word and Utopia (2000)
Day of Despair
Day of Despair (1992)
The Uncertainty Principle
The Uncertainty Principle (2002)
Acto da Primavera
Acto da Primavera (1963)
Inquietude
Inquietude (1998)
The Satin Slipper
The Satin Slipper (1986)
A Century of Energy
A Century of Energy (2015)
Past and Present
Past and Present (1972)
Famalicão
Famalicão (1941)
The Fifth Empire
The Fifth Empire (2004)
My Case
My Case (1986)
The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision
The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision (2010)
As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio
As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio (1965)
The Old Man of Belem
The Old Man of Belem (2014)
Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo
Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo (1983)
Bread
Bread (1959)
Portugal Já Faz Automóveis
Portugal Já Faz Automóveis (1938)
White Coal
White Coal (1932)
Lisboa Cultural
Lisboa Cultural (1984)
Lisbon statues
Lisbon statues (1932)
O Improvável Não é Impossível
O Improvável Não é Impossível (2006)
Simpósio Internacional de Escultura em Pedra
Simpósio Internacional de Escultura em Pedra (1986)
Miramar, Praia das Rosas
Miramar, Praia das Rosas (1938)
The Conquered Conqueror
The Conquered Conqueror (2012)
Villa Verdinho - Uma Aldeia Transmontana
Villa Verdinho - Uma Aldeia Transmontana (1964)
Romance de Vila do Conde
Romance de Vila do Conde (2008)
Chafariz das Virtudes
Chafariz das Virtudes (2014)
Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo
Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo (1937)
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake (1997)
Do Visível ao Invísivel
Do Visível ao Invísivel (2005)

As Actor

Lisbon Story
Lisbon Story (1994)Himself
A Talking Picture
A Talking Picture (2003)
A Song of Lisbon
A Song of Lisbon (1933)Carlos
The Green Years
The Green Years (1963)
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990)Narrator
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997)Driver
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy (1991)
Porto of My Childhood
Porto of My Childhood (2001)Himself / Narrator / The Thief
Doomed Love
Doomed Love (1979)Narrator (voice)
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
Visit, or Memories and Confessions (2015)Self
Hitler in Hollywood
Hitler in Hollywood (2011)
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)Screaming Madman (voice)
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (1997)Self
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma (2007)Manuel Luciano (2007)
The Conversation Is Over
The Conversation Is Over (1982)Padre
Inquietude
Inquietude (1998)Tango Dancer
The Satin Slipper
The Satin Slipper (1986)Gentleman bowing with hat
Guest
Guest (2011)Self
Cinématon
Cinématon (1978)N°102
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
Agnès Varda: From Here to There (2011)Self
The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal
The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal (2015)Himself
The 15th Stone
The 15th Stone (2007)Himself
Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo
Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo (1983)
101
101 (2012)
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)Self
Oliveira, l'architecte
Oliveira, l'architecte (1993)
O Improvável Não é Impossível
O Improvável Não é Impossível (2006)(voice)
Fátima Milagrosa
Fátima Milagrosa (1928)
The Life of Mirrors
The Life of Mirrors (2025)
Biette
Biette (2013)Self
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
Jornal Português (1938-1951) (2015)Self (archive footage)
No Tempo do Cinema
No Tempo do Cinema (2006)Himself
Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought
Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought (2003)Self
Manoel de Oliveira, O Caso Dele
Manoel de Oliveira, O Caso Dele (2007)Himself
Cinématon n°102 : Manoel de Oliveira
Cinématon n°102 : Manoel de Oliveira (1981)
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake (1997)
Conversazione a Porto
Conversazione a Porto (2006)

As Writer

To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
The Strange Case of Angelica
The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)
Aniki-Bóbó
Aniki-Bóbó (1942)
A Talking Picture
A Talking Picture (2003)
I’m Going Home
I’m Going Home (2001)
Abraham's Valley
Abraham's Valley (1993)
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009)
Working on the Douro River
Working on the Douro River (1931)
Francisca
Francisca (1981)
The Convent
The Convent (1995)
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990)
The Cannibals
The Cannibals (1988)
Belle Toujours
Belle Toujours (2006)
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997)
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy (1991)
Porto of My Childhood
Porto of My Childhood (2001)
Doomed Love
Doomed Love (1979)
Gebo and the Shadow
Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
The Artist and the City
The Artist and the City (1956)
The Hunt
The Hunt (1964)
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
Visit, or Memories and Confessions (2015)
The Letter
The Letter (1999)
Historic Centre
Historic Centre (2012)
Party
Party (1996)
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)
Blind Man's Bluff
Blind Man's Bluff (1994)
Magic Mirror
Magic Mirror (2006)
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma (2007)
Invisible World
Invisible World (2013)
Word and Utopia
Word and Utopia (2000)
Day of Despair
Day of Despair (1992)
The Uncertainty Principle
The Uncertainty Principle (2002)
Acto da Primavera
Acto da Primavera (1963)
Inquietude
Inquietude (1998)
The Satin Slipper
The Satin Slipper (1986)
Past and Present
Past and Present (1972)
Famalicão
Famalicão (1941)
The Fifth Empire
The Fifth Empire (2004)
My Case
My Case (1986)
The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision
The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision (2010)
As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio
As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio (1965)
The Old Man of Belem
The Old Man of Belem (2014)
Bread
Bread (1959)
Portugal Já Faz Automóveis
Portugal Já Faz Automóveis (1938)
White Coal
White Coal (1932)
Lisbon statues
Lisbon statues (1932)
O Improvável Não é Impossível
O Improvável Não é Impossível (2006)
Miramar, Praia das Rosas
Miramar, Praia das Rosas (1938)
The Conquered Conqueror
The Conquered Conqueror (2012)
Romance de Vila do Conde
Romance de Vila do Conde (2008)
A Friendly Handshake
A Friendly Handshake (1997)
Do Visível ao Invísivel
Do Visível ao Invísivel (2005)