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Manoel de Oliveira

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

11/12/1908

Day of Death

02/04/2015
(107) years old

Place of Birth

Porto, Portugal

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 ... Read More

Known For

The Life of Mirrors

The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal

Visit, or Memories and Confessions

Henri Langlois vu par...

Biette

101

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

Guest

Sodankylä Forever

Filmography

Cast

2025

The Life of Mirrors

2015

The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal

as Himself

2015

Visit, or Memories and Confessions

as Self

2014

Henri Langlois vu par...

as Self

2013

Biette

as Self

2012

101

2011

Agnès Varda: From Here to There

as Self

2011

Guest

as Self

2011

Sem Cura - à saúde de Manoel de Oliveira

2010

Sodankylä Forever

as Self

2007

Manoel de Oliveira, O Caso Dele

as Himself

2007

The 15th Stone

as Himself

2007

Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

as Manuel Luciano (2007)

2006

No Tempo do Cinema

as Himself

2006

Conversazione a Porto

2005

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

as Self (archive footage)

2003

Agostinho da Silva - A Living Thought

as Self

2001

Porto of My Childhood

as Himself / Narrator / The Thief

1998

Inquietude

as Tango Dancer

1997

Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember

as Self

1997

Voyage to the Beginning of the World

as Driver

1997

A Friendly Handshake

1994

Lisbon Story

as Himself

1993

Oliveira, l'architecte

1991

The Divine Comedy

1990

No, or the Vain Glory of Command

as Narrator

1990

Cinéma Portugais – Un Mode d'Emploi

1983

Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo

1982

The Conversation Is Over

as Padre

1981

Cinématon XI

as N°102

1981

Cinématon n°102 : Manoel de Oliveira

1979

Doomed Love

as Narrator (voice)

1978

Cinématon

as N°102

1963

The Green Years

1933

A Song of Lisbon

as Carlos

1928

Fátima Milagrosa

Crew

2015

A Century of Energy

as Director

2015

A Century of Energy

as Director of Photography

2015

Visit, or Memories and Confessions

as Director

2015

Visit, or Memories and Confessions

as Screenplay

2015

Visit, or Memories and Confessions

as Editor

2014

The Old Man of Belem

as Director

2014

The Old Man of Belem

as Screenplay

2014

Henri Langlois vu par...

as Director

2013

Invisible World

as Director

2013

Invisible World

as Writer

2012

Historic Centre

as Director

2012

Historic Centre

as Screenplay

2012

Gebo and the Shadow

as Director

2012

Gebo and the Shadow

as Screenplay

2012

The Conquered Conqueror

as Director

2012

The Conquered Conqueror

as Screenplay

2010

The Strange Case of Angelica

as Director

2010

The Strange Case of Angelica

as Writer

2010

The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poe...

as Director

2010

The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poe...

as Writer

2009

Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl

as Director

2009

Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl

as Screenplay

2009

Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl

as Editor

2008

O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta

as Producer

2008

O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta

as Director of Photography

2008

O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta

as Director

2008

O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta

as Writer

2008

Romance de Vila do Conde

as Director

2008

Romance de Vila do Conde

as Screenplay

2008

Romance de Vila do Conde

as Producer

2008

Romance de Vila do Conde

as Director of Photography

2007

To Each His Own Cinema

as Director

2007

To Each His Own Cinema

as Writer

2007

Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

as Director

2007

Christopher Columbus, The Enigma

as Screenplay

2006

Belle Toujours

as Director

2006

Belle Toujours

as Writer

2006

O Improvável Não é Impossível

as Director

2006

O Improvável Não é Impossível

as Writer

2006

Magic Mirror

as Director

2006

Magic Mirror

as Writer

2005

Do visível ao invísivel

as Screenplay

2005

Do visível ao invísivel

as Editor

2005

Do visível ao invísivel

as Art Direction

2005

Do visível ao invísivel

as Director

2004

The Fifth Empire

as Director

2004

The Fifth Empire

as Screenplay

2003

A Talking Picture

as Director

2003

A Talking Picture

as Writer

2002

The Uncertainty Principle

as Director

2002

The Uncertainty Principle

as Screenplay

2002

The Uncertainty Principle

as Editor

2002

Moment

as Director

2001

Porto of My Childhood

as Director

2001

Porto of My Childhood

as Writer

2001

I’m Going Home

as Director

2001

I’m Going Home

as Screenplay

2000

Word and Utopia

as Director

2000

Word and Utopia

as Writer

1999

The Letter

as Director

1999

The Letter

as Screenplay

1998

Inquietude

as Director

1998

Inquietude

as Screenplay

1997

Voyage to the Beginning of the World

as Director

1997

Voyage to the Beginning of the World

as Writer

1997

A Friendly Handshake

as Director

1997

A Friendly Handshake

as Screenplay

1996

Party

as Director

1996

Party

as Screenplay

1995

The Convent

as Director

1995

The Convent

as Writer

1995

The Convent

as Editor

1994

Blind Man's Bluff

as Director

1994

Blind Man's Bluff

as Adaptation

1994

Blind Man's Bluff

as Writer

1994

Blind Man's Bluff

as Editor

1993

Abraham's Valley

as Director

1993

Abraham's Valley

as Screenplay

1993

Abraham's Valley

as Editor

1992

Day of Despair

as Director

1992

Day of Despair

as Screenplay

1992

Day of Despair

as Editor

1991

The Divine Comedy

as Writer

1991

The Divine Comedy

as Screenplay

1991

The Divine Comedy

as Editor

1991

The Divine Comedy

as Director

1990

No, or the Vain Glory of Command

as Director

1990

No, or the Vain Glory of Command

as Editor

1990

No, or the Vain Glory of Command

as Screenplay

1988

A Propósito da Bandeira Nacional

as Producer

1988

A Propósito da Bandeira Nacional

as Director

1988

The Cannibals

as Director

1988

The Cannibals

as Screenplay

1988

The Cannibals

as Editor

1986

My Case

as Director

1986

My Case

as Screenplay

1986

Simpósio Internacional de Escultura em P...

as Director

1986

The Satin Slipper

as Director

1986

The Satin Slipper

as Screenplay

1984

Lisboa Cultural

as Editor

1984

Lisboa Cultural

as Director

1983

Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo

as Director

1981

Francisca

as Director

1981

Francisca

as Screenplay

1979

Doomed Love

as Director

1979

Doomed Love

as Screenplay

1975

Benilde or the Virgin Mother

as Screenplay

1975

Benilde or the Virgin Mother

as Editor

1975

Benilde or the Virgin Mother

as Director

1972

Past and Present

as Director

1972

Past and Present

as Screenplay

1972

Past and Present

as Producer

1972

Past and Present

as Editor

1965

As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

as Director

1965

As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

as Screenplay

1965

As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

as Producer

1965

As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

as Director of Photography

1965

As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

as Editor

1965

As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

as Sound Designer

1964

Villa Verdinho - Uma Aldeia Transmontana

as Director

1964

The Hunt

as Director

1964

The Hunt

as Director of Photography

1964

The Hunt

as Writer

1964

The Hunt

as Producer

1964

The Hunt

as Editor

1964

The Hunt

as Sound Designer

1963

Acto da Primavera

as Director

1963

Acto da Primavera

as Screenplay

1963

Acto da Primavera

as Sound

1963

Acto da Primavera

as Producer

1963

Acto da Primavera

as Director of Photography

1963

Acto da Primavera

as Editor

1959

Bread

as Director

1959

Bread

as Screenplay

1959

Bread

as Producer

1959

Bread

as Director of Photography

1959

Bread

as Editor

1959

Bread

as Sound Designer

1956

The Artist and the City

as Director

1956

The Artist and the City

as Screenplay

1956

The Artist and the City

as Producer

1956

The Artist and the City

as Director of Photography

1956

The Artist and the City

as Editor

1942

Aniki-Bóbó

as Director

1942

Aniki-Bóbó

as Screenplay

1942

Aniki-Bóbó

as Co-Producer

1942

Aniki-Bóbó

as Editor

1941

Famalicão

as Director

1941

Famalicão

as Writer

1941

Famalicão

as Producer

1941

Famalicão

as Sound

1938

Miramar, Praia das Rosas

as Director

1938

Miramar, Praia das Rosas

as Screenplay

1938

Miramar, Praia das Rosas

as Editor

1938

Miramar, Praia das Rosas

as Executive Producer

1938

Já Se Fabricam Automóveis em Portugal

as Editor

1938

Já Se Fabricam Automóveis em Portugal

as Executive Producer

1938

Já Se Fabricam Automóveis em Portugal

as Director

1938

Já Se Fabricam Automóveis em Portugal

as Writer

1937

Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo

as Director

1937

Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo

as Director of Photography

1932

Lisbon statues

as Director

1932

Lisbon statues

as Director of Photography

1932

Lisbon statues

as Screenplay

1932

White Coal

as Editor

1932

White Coal

as Executive Producer

1932

White Coal

as Director

1932

White Coal

as Writer

1931

Working on the Douro River

as Director

1931

Working on the Douro River

as Writer

1931

Working on the Douro River

as Editor