Manoel de Oliveira
Directing
Born: 1908-12-11 · Porto, Portugal
Died: 2015-04-02
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
🎬 Movies (30)
The Life of Mirrors
2025
The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal
2015
Himself
Visit, or Memories and Confessions
2015
Director
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
2015
Self (archive footage)
A Century of Energy
2015
Director
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014
Self
The Old Man of Belem
2014
Director
Chafariz das Virtudes
2014
Director
Biette
2013
Self
Invisible World
2013
Director
101
2012
Gebo and the Shadow
2012
Director
Historic Centre
2012
Director
The Conquered Conqueror
2012
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Guest
2011
Self
Sem Cura - à saúde de Manoel de Oliveira
2011
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
2011
Self
Hitler in Hollywood
2011
The Strange Case of Angelica
2010
Director
The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision
2010
Director
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl
2009
Director
Romance de Vila do Conde
2008
Director
O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta
2008
Director
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma
2007
Director
The 15th Stone
2007
Himself
Manoel de Oliveira, O Caso Dele
2007
Himself
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Director
Rencontre Unique
2007
Director
No Tempo do Cinema
2006
Himself
Conversazione a Porto
2006
