Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira

  • Birthday: 1908-12-11
  • Deathday: 2015-04-02
  • Place of birth: Porto, Portugal
  • Also know as: Manoel Candido Pinto de Oliveira

Biography

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.

Filmography

The 15th Stone

2007

As Himself

101

2012

As

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

2005

As Himself (archive footage)

No Tempo do Cinema

2006

As Himself

Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

2007

As Manuel Luciano (2007)

Cinématon XI

1981

As N°102

Porto of My Childhood

2001

As Himself / Narrator / The Thief

Lisbon Story

1994

As Himself

A Song of Lisbon

1933

As Carlos

Guest

2011

As Self

Doomed Love

1979

As Narrator (voice)

Sodankylä Forever

2010

As Self

Anxiety

1998

As Tango Dancer

Cinématon

1978

As N°102

Production

Do visível ao invísivel

2005

As Art Direction

A Century of Energy

2015

As Director of Photography

The Artist and the City

1956

As Director of Photography

O Pão

1959

As Director of Photography

Acto da Primavera

1963

As Director of Photography

As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

1965

As Director of Photography

Lisbon statues

1932

As Director of Photography

Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo

1937

As Director of Photography

The Hunt

1964

As Director of Photography

O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta

2008

As Director of Photography

Romance de Vila do Conde

2008

As Director of Photography

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

As Director

Word and Utopia

2000

As Director

My Case

1986

As Director

Belle Toujours

2006

As Director

I’m Going Home

2001

As Director

Aniki-Bóbó

1942

As Director

A Talking Picture

2003

As Director

The Uncertainty Principle

2002

As Director

The Letter

1999

As Director

Abraham's Valley

1993

As Director

The Convent

1995

As Director

Anxiety

1998

As Director

Gebo and the Shadow

2012

As Director

Francisca

1981

As Director

Historic Centre

2012

As Director

Magic Mirror

2006

As Director

Doomed Love

1979

As Director

The Satin Slipper

1985

As Director

Porto of My Childhood

2001

As Director

Acto da Primavera

1963

As Director

Party

1996

As Director

The Hunt

1964

As Director

O Pão

1959

As Director

The Artist and the City

1956

As Director

The Cannibals

1988

As Director

Famalicão

1941

As Director

Invisible World

2012

As Director

Blind Man's Bluff

1994

As Director

A Friendly Handshake

1997

As Director

Day of Despair

1992

As Director

Past and Present

1972

As Director

The Old Man of Belem

2014

As Director

The Fifth Empire

2004

As Director

A Century of Energy

2015

As Director

The Divine Comedy

1991

As Director

Lisboa Cultural

1983

As Director

White Coal

1932

As Director

Do visível ao invísivel

2005

As Director

Miramar, Praia das Rosas

1938

As Director

Lisbon statues

1932

As Director

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014

As Director

Chafariz das Virtudes

2014

As Director

Romance de Vila do Conde

2008

As Director

The Conquered Conqueror

2012

As Director

Sole Meeting

2007

As Director

Blind Man's Bluff

1994

As Editor

The Hunt

1964

As Editor

Past and Present

1972

As Editor

Abraham's Valley

1993

As Editor

The Divine Comedy

1991

As Editor

Aniki-Bóbó

1942

As Editor

O Pão

1959

As Editor

Acto da Primavera

1963

As Editor

The Convent

1995

As Editor

The Cannibals

1988

As Editor

Day of Despair

1992

As Editor

White Coal

1932

As Editor

Lisboa Cultural

1983

As Editor

The Hunt

1964

As Producer

Aniki-Bóbó

1942

As Co-Producer

The Artist and the City

1956

As Producer

O Pão

1959

As Producer

Acto da Primavera

1963

As Producer

Past and Present

1972

As Producer

Miramar, Praia das Rosas

1938

As Executive Producer

Já Se Fabricam Automóveis em Portugal

1938

As Executive Producer

Romance de Vila do Conde

2008

As Producer

White Coal

1932

As Executive Producer

Famalicão

1941

As Producer

The Hunt

1964

As Sound Designer

O Pão

1959

As Sound Designer

As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

1965

As Sound Designer

Famalicão

1941

As Sound

Acto da Primavera

1963

As Sound

Word and Utopia

2000

As Writer

Aniki-Bóbó

1942

As Screenplay

Gebo and the Shadow

2012

As Screenplay

Doomed Love

1979

As Screenplay

The Satin Slipper

1985

As Screenplay

The Divine Comedy

1991

As Screenplay

Famalicão

1941

As Writer

Blind Man's Bluff

1994

As Adaptation

The Old Man of Belem

2014

As Screenplay

Blind Man's Bluff

1994

As Writer

The Divine Comedy

1991

As Writer

Belle Toujours

2006

As Writer

Magic Mirror

2006

As Writer

A Talking Picture

2003

As Writer

The Hunt

1964

As Writer

The Letter

1999

As Screenplay

Abraham's Valley

1993

As Screenplay

Benilde or the Virgin Mother

1975

As Screenplay

Francisca

1981

As Screenplay

The Fifth Empire

2004

As Screenplay

My Case

1986

As Screenplay

The Uncertainty Principle

2002

As Screenplay

Historic Centre

2012

As Screenplay

Anxiety

1998

As Screenplay

The Artist and the City

1956

As Screenplay

O Pão

1959

As Screenplay

Past and Present

1972

As Screenplay

The Convent

1995

As Writer

Party

1996

As Screenplay

I’m Going Home

2001

As Screenplay

The Cannibals

1988

As Screenplay

White Coal

1932

As Writer

Day of Despair

1992

As Screenplay

Miramar, Praia das Rosas

1938

As Screenplay

Lisbon statues

1932

As Screenplay

Porto of My Childhood

2001

As Writer

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

As Writer

Do visível ao invísivel

2005

As Screenplay

The Conquered Conqueror

2012

As Screenplay

A Friendly Handshake

1997

As Screenplay

Romance de Vila do Conde

2008

As Screenplay

Acto da Primavera

1963

As Screenplay

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