Manoel 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, titled…
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Filmography
Acting (44)
Movies (39)
The Life of Mirrors
2025
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
2015as Self
The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal
2015as Himself
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014as Self
Biette
2013as Self
101
2012
Sem Cura - à saúde de Manoel de Oliveira
2011
Guest
2011as Self
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011as Self
Sodankylä Forever
2010as Self
The 15th Stone
2007as Himself
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
2007as Manuel Luciano (2007)
Manoel de Oliveira, O Caso Dele
2007as Himself
No Tempo do Cinema
2006as Himself
Conversazione a Porto
2006
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2005as Self (archive footage)
Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought
2003as Self
A Talking Picture
2003
Porto of My Childhood
2001as Himself / Narrator / The Thief
Inquietude
1998as Tango Dancer
A Friendly Handshake
1997
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
1997as Driver
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember
1997as Self
Lisbon Story
1994as Himself
Oliveira, l'architecte
1993
The Divine Comedy
1991
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
1990as Narrator
Cinéma Portugais – Un Mode d'Emploi
1990
The Satin Slipper
1986as Gentleman bowing with hat
Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo
1983
The Conversation Is Over
1982as Padre
Cinématon n°102 : Manoel de Oliveira
1981 Cinématon XI
1981as N°102
Doomed Love
1979as Narrator (voice)
Cinématon
1978as N°102
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
1975as Screaming Madman (voice)
The Green Years
1963
A Song of Lisbon
1933as Carlos
Fátima Milagrosa
1928
Crew (174)
Movies (171)
A Century of Energy
2015Director
A Century of Energy
2015Director of Photography
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
2015Director
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
2015Editor
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
2015Screenplay
The Old Man of Belem
2014Director
The Old Man of Belem
2014Screenplay
Chafariz das Virtudes
2014Director
Invisible World
2013Director
Invisible World
2013Writer
The Conquered Conqueror
2012Director
The Conquered Conqueror
2012Screenplay
Gebo and the Shadow
2012Director
Gebo and the Shadow
2012Screenplay
Historic Centre
2012Director
Historic Centre
2012Screenplay
The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision
2010Director
The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision
2010Writer
The Strange Case of Angelica
2010Director
The Strange Case of Angelica
2010Writer
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
2009Director
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
2009Editor
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
2009Screenplay
Romance de Vila do Conde
2008Director
Romance de Vila do Conde
2008Director of Photography
Romance de Vila do Conde
2008Producer
Romance de Vila do Conde
2008Screenplay
O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta
2008Director
O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta
2008Director of Photography
O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta
2008Producer
O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta
2008Writer
To Each His Own Cinema
2007Director
To Each His Own Cinema
2007Writer
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
2007Director
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
2007Screenplay
O Improvável Não é Impossível
2006Director
O Improvável Não é Impossível
2006Writer
Belle Toujours
2006Director
Belle Toujours
2006Writer
Magic Mirror
2006Director
Magic Mirror
2006Writer
Do Visível ao Invísivel
2005Art Direction
Do Visível ao Invísivel
2005Director
Do Visível ao Invísivel
2005Editor
Do Visível ao Invísivel
2005Screenplay
The Fifth Empire
2004Director
The Fifth Empire
2004Screenplay
A Talking Picture
2003Director
A Talking Picture
2003Writer
The Uncertainty Principle
2002Director
The Uncertainty Principle
2002Editor
The Uncertainty Principle
2002Screenplay
Moment
2002Director
I’m Going Home
2001Director
I’m Going Home
2001Screenplay
Porto of My Childhood
2001Director
Porto of My Childhood
2001Writer
Word and Utopia
2000Director
Word and Utopia
2000Writer
The Letter
1999Director
The Letter
1999Screenplay
Inquietude
1998Director
Inquietude
1998Screenplay
A Friendly Handshake
1997Director
A Friendly Handshake
1997Screenplay
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
1997Director
Voyage to the Beginning of the World
1997Writer
Party
1996Director
Party
1996Screenplay
The Convent
1995Director
The Convent
1995Editor
The Convent
1995Writer
Blind Man's Bluff
1994Adaptation
Blind Man's Bluff
1994Director
Blind Man's Bluff
1994Editor
Blind Man's Bluff
1994Writer
Abraham's Valley
1993Director
Abraham's Valley
1993Editor
Abraham's Valley
1993Screenplay
Day of Despair
1992Director
Day of Despair
1992Editor
Day of Despair
1992Screenplay
The Divine Comedy
1991Director
The Divine Comedy
1991Editor
The Divine Comedy
1991Screenplay
The Divine Comedy
1991Writer
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
1990Director
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
1990Editor
No, or the Vain Glory of Command
1990Screenplay
The Cannibals
1988Director
The Cannibals
1988Editor
The Cannibals
1988Screenplay
A Propósito da Bandeira Nacional
1988Director
A Propósito da Bandeira Nacional
1988Producer
My Case
1986Director
My Case
1986Screenplay
The Satin Slipper
1986Director
The Satin Slipper
1986Screenplay
Simpósio Internacional de Escultura em Pedra
1986Director
Lisboa Cultural
1984Director
Lisboa Cultural
1984Editor
Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo
1983Director
Francisca
1981Director
Francisca
1981Screenplay
Doomed Love
1979Director
Doomed Love
1979Screenplay
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
1975Director
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
1975Editor
Benilde or the Virgin Mother
1975Screenplay
Past and Present
1972Director
Past and Present
1972Editor
Past and Present
1972Producer
Past and Present
1972Screenplay
As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio
1965Director
As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio
1965Director of Photography
As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio
1965Editor
As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio
1965Producer
As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio
1965Screenplay
As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio
1965Sound Designer
Villa Verdinho - Uma Aldeia Transmontana
1964Director
The Hunt
1964Director
The Hunt
1964Director of Photography
The Hunt
1964Editor
The Hunt
1964Producer
The Hunt
1964Sound Designer
The Hunt
1964Writer
Acto da Primavera
1963Director
Acto da Primavera
1963Director of Photography
Acto da Primavera
1963Editor
Acto da Primavera
1963Producer
Acto da Primavera
1963Screenplay
Acto da Primavera
1963Sound
Bread
1959Director
Bread
1959Director of Photography
Bread
1959Editor
Bread
1959Producer
Bread
1959Screenplay
Bread
1959Sound Designer
The Artist and the City
1956Director
The Artist and the City
1956Director of Photography
The Artist and the City
1956Editor
The Artist and the City
1956Producer
The Artist and the City
1956Screenplay
Aniki-Bóbó
1942Co-Producer
Aniki-Bóbó
1942Director
Aniki-Bóbó
1942Editor
Aniki-Bóbó
1942Screenplay
Famalicão
1941Director
Famalicão
1941Producer
Famalicão
1941Sound
Famalicão
1941Writer
Miramar, Praia das Rosas
1938Director
Miramar, Praia das Rosas
1938Editor
Miramar, Praia das Rosas
1938Executive Producer
Miramar, Praia das Rosas
1938Screenplay
Portugal Já Faz Automóveis
1938Director
Portugal Já Faz Automóveis
1938Editor
Portugal Já Faz Automóveis
1938Executive Producer
Portugal Já Faz Automóveis
1938Writer
Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo
1937Director
Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo
1937Director of Photography
Lisbon statues
1932Director
Lisbon statues
1932Director of Photography
Lisbon statues
1932Screenplay
White Coal
1932Director
White Coal
1932Editor
White Coal
1932Executive Producer
White Coal
1932Writer
Working on the Douro River
1931Director
Working on the Douro River
1931Editor
Working on the Douro River
1931Writer
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