Manoel de Oliveira

Director

Born: December 11, 1908
Died: April 2, 2015 (age 106)
From: Porto, Portugal

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…

Filmography (89)

The Life of Mirrors (2025)
Jornal Português (1938-1951) (2015)
Self (archive footage)
The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal (2015)
Himself
A Century of Energy (2015)
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Visit, or Memories and Confessions (2015)
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The Old Man of Belem (2014)
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Chafariz das Virtudes (2014)
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Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
Self
Biette (2013)
Self
Invisible World (2013)
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Historic Centre (2012)
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The Conquered Conqueror (2012)
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Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
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101 (2012)
Agnès Varda: From Here to There (2011)
Self
Hitler in Hollywood (2011)
Guest (2011)
Self
Sem Cura - à saúde de Manoel de Oliveira
Sem Cura - à saúde de Manoel de Oliveira (2011)
The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)
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The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision (2010)
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Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009)
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O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta
O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta (2008)
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Romance de Vila do Conde (2008)
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Manoel de Oliveira, O Caso Dele (2007)
Himself
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
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The 15th Stone (2007)
Himself
Christopher Columbus, The Enigma (2007)
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Rencontre Unique
Rencontre Unique (2007)
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Belle Toujours (2006)
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O Improvável Não é Impossível (2006)
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