Manoel de Oliveira Movies

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.

A satirical short film about technology.

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

A look at the life in the small village Vilaverdinho, in the North of Portugal. Oliveira made this film as a present for a friend. It has only been...

A group of tourists arrives to the historical center of Guimarães. The camera goes up over the shoulder of Alfonso Henriques' statue. The...

Film about Calouste Gulbenkian, produced for the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

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

Every year the Viennale invites a famous director to produce a short film as the festival trailer. In 2014 the choice has fallen on the 105-year old...

Aninhas (Aida Lupo), a paralyzed girl, asks for a miracle from the saint of her devotion, Our Lady of Lourdes, at the chapel of Penha...

Paulo Rocha catches up with his “beloved subject” in Porto, where he made Douro, Faina Fluvial in 1929, and where today Oliveira...

Short silent documentary from 1931 about those working on the River Douro in Oporto.

A silent film depicting a meeting between Nikita Khrushchev and Pope John XXIII is screened.

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

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

Documentary by Manoel de Oliveira filmed in 1965 and exhibited in 2008 in the Venice Film Festival.

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

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

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

From the bridges of Porto to its estuary, two men are paying tribute to the elegant Douro River. Through Luís de Camões and Prince...