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A comprehensive biography of the Portuguese film director and screenwriter who made his first film in 1927 and his last in 2015. Learn about his early life, career, influences, awards and legacy in the global film community.
Manoel de Oliveira was born on 11 December 1908 in Oporto, Portugal. He was a director and writer, known for The Cannibals (1988), I'm Going Home (2001) and Christopher Columbus, the Enigma (2007). He was married to Maria Isabel Brandão de Meneses de Almeida Carvalhais.
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Manoel de Oliveira (born December 11, 1908, Porto, Portugal—died April 2, 2015, Porto) was a Portuguese filmmaker, known for richly meditative and often self-reflexive films that were frequently inspired by literary and theatrical works.
Apr 2, 2015 · The master Portuguese film director had a career spanning nine decades and he was reported to be the oldest active living filmmaker. Manoel de Oliveira, who made his first short film in 1931 and his most recent in 2014, has died at the age of 106.
Apr 2, 2015 · Manoel de Oliveira, the acclaimed Portuguese filmmaker whose career began in the silent era, flowered in the 1970s with the end of authoritarian rule in his country and ended with a surge of...
Apr 3, 2015 · The late film critic pays homage to the Portuguese master of narrative cinema, who spanned the silent era to the digital age. He praises Oliveira's style, themes, philosophy and legacy, and shares his interviews with the director.
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May 29, 2015 · Mr. Oliveira’s belief in the enduring power of “Visita” somehow recalls his 2010 film, “The Strange Case of Angelica,” in which a photographer purports to capture life after death on...