Manoel de Oliveira Movies

38 years after the events in the Luis Buñuel classic Belle de Jour, Henri Husson thinks he sees Séverine one night at a concert. He...

From the bridges of Porto to its estuary, two men are paying tribute to the elegant Douro River. Through Luís de Camões and Prince...

In a mental institution the patients see themselves as people like Jesus, Lazarus, Martha, Mary, Adam, Eve, Sonia, Raskolnikov, Aliosha e Ivan...

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

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

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.

Reel 11 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

The painter António Cruz wanders around the city of Porto painting what he sees: old and modern buildings, people arriving and leaving work in...

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