Manoel de Oliveira
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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 documentary Berlin: Symphony of a City. This prompted him to direct his first film, also a documentary, titledDouro, Faina Fluvial (1931). He also acted in the second Portuguese sound film, A Canção de Lisboa (1933). His first feature film came much later, in 1942. Aniki-Bóbó, a portrait of Oporto's street children, was a commercial failure when it opened, and its merit only came to be recognised over time. This drawback forced Oliveira to abandon other film projects he was involved in, and to dedicate himself to running his family vineyard. He re-emerged onto the film scene in 1956 with The Artist and the City, a work that marked a turning point in Oliveira's conception of the cinema. In 1963, O Acto de Primavera (The Rite of Spring), a documentary depicting an annual passion play, marked a turning point for his career. This was shortly followed by A caça (The Hunt), a grim feature film that contrasted with the happy tones of his previous documentary. Despite the widespread acclaim garnered by both films, he would not return to the director's seat until the 1970s. Since 1990 (when he turned 82), he has made at least one film each year. Oliveira has said that he direct movies for the sheer pleasure of doing it, regardless of critical reaction. He maintains a quiet life away from the spotlights, despite multiple honours such as those of the Cannes, Venice and Montreal film festivals. He has been awarded two Career Golden Lions in 1985 and 2004 and a golden palm for his lifetime achievements in 2008.
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To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
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The Uncertainty Principle (2002)
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Famalicão (1941)
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Party (1996)
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Christopher Columbus, The Enigma (2007)
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Rencontre Unique (2007)
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Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
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Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)
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A Talking Picture (2003)
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Doomed Love (1979)
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I’m Going Home (2001)
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Do Visível ao Invísivel (2005)
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Acto da Primavera (1963)
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The Satin Slipper (1986)
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The Convent (1995)
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The Old Man of Belem (2014)
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Magic Mirror (2006)
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Abraham's Valley (1993)
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Francisca (1981)
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The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)
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The Divine Comedy (1991)
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Belle Toujours (2006)
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Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997)
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Inquietude (1998)
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No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990)
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The Letter (1999)
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Working on the Douro River (1931)
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My Case (1986)
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Porto of My Childhood (2001)
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Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009)
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The Artist and the City (1956)
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White Coal (1932)
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Miramar, Praia das Rosas (1938)
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Invisible World (2013)
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Blind Man's Bluff (1994)
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Lisbon statues (1932)
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Historic Centre (2012)
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As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio (1965)
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Chafariz das Virtudes (2014)
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Portugal Já Faz Automóveis (1938)
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The Fifth Empire (2004)
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A Friendly Handshake (1997)
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Visit, or Memories and Confessions (2015)
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Day of Despair (1992)
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The Cannibals (1988)
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Word and Utopia (2000)
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Past and Present (1972)
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Moment (2002)
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The Panels of São Vicente de Fora: A Poetic Vision (2010)
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Lisboa Cultural (1984)
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Aniki-Bóbó (1942)
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The Hunt (1964)
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The Conquered Conqueror (2012)
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Os Últimos Temporais - Cheias do Tejo (1937)
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O Improvável Não é Impossível (2006)
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Nice - À propos de Jean Vigo (1983)
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A Century of Energy (2015)
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Romance de Vila do Conde (2008)
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Simpósio Internacional de Escultura em Pedra (1986)
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Villa Verdinho - Uma Aldeia Transmontana (1964)
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A Propósito da Bandeira Nacional (1988)
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Bread (1959)
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O Poeta Doido, o Vitral e a Santa Morta (2008)
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