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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), Leonor Silveira (Leading Player), Luis Miguel Cintra (Leading Player), Diego Doria (Leading Character Player), Ricardo Trepa (Leading Character Player), Valerie Loiseleux (Editor), Ze Branco (Production Designer), Leonor Baldaque (Leading Player), Renato Berta (Cinematographer), Joao Paes (Composer)
Recommended: Abraham's Valley (1993), I'm Going Home (2000)
Worth a Look: Aniki-Bobo (1942), Doomed Love (1978), Francisca (1981), Os Canibais (1988), No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990), The Uncertainty Principle (2002), A Talking Picture (2003), Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl (2009)
Approach with Caution: Rite of Spring (1963), The Satin Slipper (1985), Journey to the Beginning of the World (1997), Inquietude (1998), Palavra e Utopia (2000), Belle toujours (2006)
Links: [ IMDB ] [ TCMDB ] [ All-Movie Guide ] [ Film Reference ] [ Wikipedia ] [ Strictly Film School ] [ Guardian Article (2008) ] [ Senses of Cinema Article (2008) ] [ Film Comment Article (2008) ] [ Sight & Sound Article (2008) ] [ MUBI ]
Books: [ Manoel de Oliveira (Contemporary Film Directors) ] [ Dekalog 02: On Manoel de Oliveira ]
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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