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Manoel de Oliveira

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.

Crew
  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.5
    147 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 31, 2007
    18 years ago
  • The Strange Case of Angelica

    The Strange Case of Angelica

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.5
    62 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 29, 2010
    15 years ago
  • A Talking Picture

    A Talking Picture

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.6
    46 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 31, 2003
    22 years ago
  • Aniki-Bóbó

    Aniki-Bóbó

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.5
    45 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 18, 1942
    84 years ago
  • I’m Going Home

    I’m Going Home

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.7
    43 votes
    Release Date
    May 13, 2001
    25 years ago
  • Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl

    Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.2
    42 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 30, 2009
    17 years ago
  • Abraham's Valley

    Abraham's Valley

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.5
    39 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Working on the Douro River

    Working on the Douro River

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.0
    36 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 19, 1931
    95 years ago
  • Francisca

    Francisca

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.0
    34 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 03, 1981
    45 years ago
  • The Convent

    The Convent

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.2
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 06, 1995
    31 years ago
  • No, or the Vain Glory of Command

    No, or the Vain Glory of Command

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.3
    26 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 12, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Belle Toujours

    Belle Toujours

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.9
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 08, 2006
    19 years ago
  • Doomed Love

    Doomed Love

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.1
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 25, 1979
    47 years ago
  • The Cannibals

    The Cannibals

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.8
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 10, 1988
    37 years ago
  • Voyage to the Beginning of the World

    Voyage to the Beginning of the World

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.6
    17 votes
    Release Date
    May 16, 1997
    29 years ago
  • Gebo and the Shadow

    Gebo and the Shadow

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.7
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 10, 2012
    13 years ago
  • Porto of My Childhood

    Porto of My Childhood

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.6
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 19, 2001
    24 years ago
  • The Artist and the City

    The Artist and the City

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.7
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 26, 1956
    70 years ago
  • The Divine Comedy

    The Divine Comedy

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.5
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 11, 1991
    35 years ago
  • The Hunt

    The Hunt

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.1
    15 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 20, 1964
    63 years ago
  • The Letter

    The Letter

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.9
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 22, 1999
    26 years ago
  • Historic Centre

    Historic Centre

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.2
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 10, 2012
    13 years ago
  • Visit, or Memories and Confessions

    Visit, or Memories and Confessions

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.5
    14 votes
    Release Date
    May 04, 2015
    11 years ago
  • Party

    Party

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.3
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 27, 1996
    30 years ago
  • Benilde or the Virgin Mother

    Benilde or the Virgin Mother

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.2
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 21, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

    Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.6
    12 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 06, 2007
    18 years ago
  • Blind Man's Bluff

    Blind Man's Bluff

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.8
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 18, 1994
    31 years ago
  • Word and Utopia

    Word and Utopia

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.5
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 17, 2000
    25 years ago
  • Magic Mirror

    Magic Mirror

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.4
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 09, 2006
    20 years ago
  • Invisible World

    Invisible World

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.1
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 07, 2013
    13 years ago
  • Day of Despair

    Day of Despair

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 30, 1992
    33 years ago
  • A Century of Energy

    A Century of Energy

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    8.0
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 08, 2015
    11 years ago
  • Inquietude

    Inquietude

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.4
    8 votes
    Release Date
    May 19, 1998
    28 years ago
  • The Satin Slipper

    The Satin Slipper

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.2
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 08, 1986
    40 years ago
  • Acto da Primavera

    Acto da Primavera

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.5
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 10, 1963
    63 years ago
  • Past and Present

    Past and Present

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.1
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 27, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Famalicão

    Famalicão

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    7.4
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 27, 1941
    86 years ago
  • My Case

    My Case

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.7
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 25, 1986
    40 years ago
  • The Uncertainty Principle

    The Uncertainty Principle

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.2
    6 votes
    Release Date
    May 17, 2002
    24 years ago
  • The Fifth Empire

    The Fifth Empire

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.5
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 09, 2004
    21 years ago
  • The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision

    The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.4
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 21, 2010
    15 years ago
  • The Old Man of Belem

    The Old Man of Belem

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    4.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 11, 2014
    11 years ago
  • As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

    As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    5.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1965
    62 years ago
  • Bread

    Bread

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 28, 1959
    67 years ago
  • Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo

    Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    4.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1983
    43 years ago
  • O Improvável Não é Impossível

    O Improvável Não é Impossível

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 01, 2006
    19 years ago
  • White Coal

    White Coal

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 31, 1932
    95 years ago
  • Já Se Fabricam Automóveis em Portugal

    Já Se Fabricam Automóveis em Portugal

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 03, 1938
    89 years ago
  • Henri Langlois vu par...

    Henri Langlois vu par...

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 27, 2014
    11 years ago
  • Romance de Vila do Conde

    Romance de Vila do Conde

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 28, 2008
    17 years ago
  • A Friendly Handshake

    A Friendly Handshake

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1997
    29 years ago
  • The Conquered Conqueror

    The Conquered Conqueror

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2012
    14 years ago
  • Lisboa Cultural

    Lisboa Cultural

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 28, 1984
    42 years ago
  • Simpósio Internacional de Escultura em Pedra

    Simpósio Internacional de Escultura em Pedra

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 28, 1986
    40 years ago

  • Villa Verdinho - Uma Aldeia Transmontana

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 03, 1964
    62 years ago

  • A Propósito da Bandeira Nacional

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 09, 1988
    37 years ago
  • Miramar, Praia das Rosas

    Miramar, Praia das Rosas

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 22, 1938
    89 years ago
  • Do visível ao invísivel

    Do visível ao invísivel

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 08, 2005
    21 years ago
  • Lisbon statues

    Lisbon statues

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 12, 1932
    94 years ago
  • Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo

    Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1937
    90 years ago

  • O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 21, 2008
    17 years ago

  • Moment

    Department Directing

    Job Director

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2002
    24 years ago
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