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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 (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.
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).
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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...
Apr 3, 2015 · The average mall moviegoer might be baffled or sedated by his films’ tumid, dreamlike melancholy. Though nine of his films are available on Netflix, Oliveira’s work rarely reached U.S ...
- Richard Corliss
Apr 2, 2015 · LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Manoel de Oliveira, a celebrated Portuguese movie director believed to be the world’s oldest filmmaker, has died, authorities said. He was 106. The city council of Porto, where Oliveira was born and lived, announced his death Thursday on its website.
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Apr 2, 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.
