Manoel de Oliveira Movies

Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family.

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.

Portrait of the last days of the life of Portuguese writer Camilo Castelo Branco.

During the century of the Spanish Gold, Doña Prouhèze, wife of a nobleman, deeply loves Don Rodrigo, who is forced to leave Spain and...

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

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...

Filmmaker José Luis Guerin documents his experience during a year of traveling as a guest of film festivals to present his previous film. What...

A series of images documenting the floods of the river Tagus. This film has been recovered and made available by the Cinemateca Portuguesa.

Manoel de Oliveira directs José Régio's historical epic of religious and political power struggles. King Sebastião plans to make...

The film was to be a documentary, but evolved during production to a fictional film. It nevertheless adheres strictly to the poems and letters...

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

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

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

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.

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

Life and legacy of Agostinho da Silva. Traversing the biographical journey, the life and work of the Luso-Brazilian philosopher, this work has...

A satirical short film about technology.

The film exhibited the community and the beach, "how I new and it was shown to me" (Manoel de Oliveira) by the Meneres family, that had a house in...

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