Manoel de Oliveira

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 (1933). His first feature film came much later, in 1942. Aniki-Bóbó, a portrait of Oporto's street children, was a commercial failure when it opened, and its merit only came to be recognised over time. This drawback forced Oliveira to abandon other film projects he was involved in, and to dedicate himself to running his family vineyard. He re-emerged onto the film scene in 1956 with The Artist and the City, a work that marked a turning point in Oliveira's conception of the cinema. In 1963, O Acto de Primavera (The Rite of Spring), a documentary depicting an annual passion play, marked a turning point for his career. This was shortly followed by A caça (The Hunt), a grim feature film that contrasted with the happy tones of his previous documentary. Despite the widespread acclaim garnered by both films, he would not return to the director's seat until the 1970s. Since 1990 (when he turned 82), he has made at least one film each year. Oliveira has said that he direct movies for the sheer pleasure of doing it, regardless of critical reaction. He maintains a quiet life away from the spotlights, despite multiple honours such as those of the Cannes, Venice and Montreal film festivals. He has been awarded two Career Golden Lions in 1985 and 2004 and a golden palm for his lifetime achievements in 2008.

Dettaglio della persona

Pagina iniziale

Dettaglio della persona

Manoel de Oliveira

Filmografia

A Canção de Lisboa

En une poignée de mains amies

Cristoforo Colombo - L'enigma

Marcello Mastroianni - Mi ricordo, sì, io mi ricordo

A Glória de Fazer Cinema em Portugal

Agostinho da Silva - Um Pensamento Vivo

Fátima Milagrosa

A 15ª Pedra

Oliveira, l'architecte

Visita ou Memórias e Confissões

Guest

Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo

Viaggio all'inizio del mondo

No, la folle gloria del comando

Conversa Acabada

Porto della mia infanzia

Inquietudine

Lisbon Story

Manoel de Oliveira, O Caso Dele

Amore di perdizione

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

The Green Years

No Tempo do Cinema

Conversazione a Porto

Sem Cura - à saúde de Manoel de Oliveira

Cinématon

101

Henri Langlois vu par...

Cinématon XI

La divina commedia

Agnès de ci de là Varda

Cinématon n°102 : Manoel de Oliveira

Biette

Cinéma Portugais – Un Mode d'Emploi

A Vida dos Espelhos

O Improvável Não é Impossível

Un film parlato

Benilde o la vergine madre

La scarpina di raso

HH, Hitler à Hollywood

Agnès de ci de là Varda

Já Está

Zona+

Amor de Perdição

História do Cinema Português

Ciné regards

A ciascuno il suo cinema

Singolarità di una ragazza bionda

Romance de Vila do Conde

Parola e utopia

Mon Cas

Belle toujours - Bella sempre

Ritorno a casa

Lo strano caso di Angelica

Aniki-Bóbó

Il principio dell'incertezza

La lettera

La valle del peccato

I misteri del convento

Gebo e l'ombra

Douro, Lavoro fluviale

Francisca

Centro Histórico

Specchio magico

A Caça

Il pittore e la città

O Pão

Atto di primavera

I cannibali

Famalicão

Mundo Invisível

Party

La cassetta

Do Visível ao Invísivel

Il giorno della disperazione