Manoel de Oliveira Movies

Two schoolboys, Carlitos and Eduardo, fight for the affection of a girl, Teresinha.

Nineteen-year-old Julio heads to Lisbon from the provinces and gets a job as a shoemaker for his uncle Raul. But when he meets Ilda, a confident...

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

An artistic and poetic documentary about the meaning of the Portuguese flag.

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

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

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...

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

The camera shows the vivid paintings by late Júlio Régio, with a narrative by his brother, while guitar tunes underline the mood and...

Filmed with the same camera and the film stock remains of Douro, Faina Fluvial, portrays the inauguration of the hydroelectric power plant of Ermal,...

A story about doomed love between two people from different worlds and the impact in their lives.

Local people of Curalha, a small village, keep a tradition of representing the Passion of Jesus, according to a 16th century text.

A satirical short film about technology.

This is an intriguing avant-garde look at what motivates the leisurely classes in Portugal, for better or worse, by director Manoel de Oliveira. Set...

Momento marks a second encounter between Manoel de Oliveira and the singer-songwriter Pedro Abrunhosa, whose song of the same name inspired...

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

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.

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

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

Joáo Bénard da Costa, director of the Portuguese National Film Archives [deceased in 2009], interviews the dean of contemporaneous film...