Manoel de Oliveira Movies

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

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

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

Manoel de Oliveira's homage to Vila do Conde, with a poem by José Régio. It was shot in 1965, but only completed in 2008.

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

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...

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

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

A special surreal encounter between Nikita Khrouchtchev and the Pope John XXIII.

Manoel de Oliveira's autobiographical documentary about returning to his hometown.

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.

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

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

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

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...

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

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

Two friends decide to go hunting but without guns, so that no accident will happen. As they stroll and talk, one of them falls into a hole in a...

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