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Manoel de Oliveira 

 

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501 Movie Directors: A Comprehensive Guide to the Greatest Filmmakers

Ranked 22nd on Film Comment's list of the 25 Best Directors of the Decade (2000-2009)

Director / Screenwriter / Editor
1908 - 
Born December 11, Oporto, Portugal
Key Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Comedy  TSPDT Rating: 7
Key Collaborators: Paulo Branco (Producer), Luis Miguel Cintra (Leading Player), Diego Doria (Leading Character Player), Leonor Silveira (Leading Character Player), Elso Roque (Cinematographer),  Valerie Loiseleux (Editor), Joao Paes (Composer), Ze Branco (Production Designer), Leonor Baldaque (Leading Player), Antonio S. Lopes (Leading Player)
Worth a Look: Aniki-Bobo (1942), Francisca (1981), No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990), Abraham's Valley (1993), I'm Going Home (2000)
Links: [ IMDB ] [ TCMDB ] [ All-Movie Guide ] [ Film Reference ] [ About Manoel de Oliveira ] [ Strictly Film School ] [ Senses of Cinema: Against the Grain - On the Cinematic Vision of Manoel de Oliveira ] [ LA Weekly Article (2008) ] [ Film Comment Article (2008) ] [ Sight & Sound Article (2008) ]
DVD's: [ Amazon ]
1,000 Greatest Films: Abraham's Valley (1993)
21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films: I'm Going Home (2000)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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