Manoel de Oliveira Movies

  • 2004
    The Fifth Empire

    The Fifth Empire

    The Fifth Empire

    6.52004HD

    Manoel de Oliveira directs José Régio's historical epic of religious and political power struggles. King Sebastião plans to make...

    The Fifth Empire
  • 1986
    The Satin Slipper

    The Satin Slipper

    The Satin Slipper

    7.61986HD

    During the century of the Spanish Gold, Doña Prouhèze, wife of a nobleman, deeply loves Don Rodrigo, who is forced to leave Spain and...

    The Satin Slipper
  • 1988
    The Cannibals

    The Cannibals

    The Cannibals

    71988HD

    This odd film is a major representative of an even odder film genre: direct-to-celluloid opera. It was commissioned by the Portuguese master of...

    The Cannibals
  • 1933
    A Song of Lisbon

    A Song of Lisbon

    A Song of Lisbon

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    Vasco is a medical student in Lisbon, supported by his rich aunts, whom he had falsely told he had already graduated. In fact, he devotes himself to...

    A Song of Lisbon
  • 1990
    No, or the Vain Glory of Command

    No, or the Vain Glory of Command

    No, or the Vain Glory of Command

    6.4111990HD

    Episodes from throughout the entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a conscripted student of history recounts them to his...

    No, or the Vain Glory of Command
  • 1995
    The Convent

    The Convent

    The Convent

    5.31995HD

    The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the...

    The Convent
  • 1986
    My Case

    My Case

    My Case

    6.91986HD

    Manoel de Oliveira plays his film in three stages: the first part - a play, the second can be roughly defined as a silent film (with the behind the...

    My Case
  • 2014
    Henri Langlois vu par...

    Henri Langlois vu par...

    Henri Langlois vu par...

    52014HD

    Thirteen filmmakers share personal reflections on Henri Langlois—the visionary founder of the Cinémathèque...

    Henri Langlois vu par...
  • 1996
    Party

    Party

    Party

    6.51996HD

    The battle of the sexes? The forces of despair and seduction? On S. Miguel in the Azores, Rogério, a young man with old money, and his...

    Party
  • 2008
    Romance de Vila do Conde

    Romance de Vila do Conde

    Romance de Vila do Conde

    02008HD

    Manoel de Oliveira's homage to Vila do Conde, with a poem by José Régio. It was shot in 1965, but only completed in 2008.

    Romance de Vila do Conde
  • 1965
    As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

    As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

    As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio

    6.21965HD

    The camera shows the vivid paintings by late Júlio Régio, with a narrative by his brother, while guitar tunes underline the mood and...

    As Pinturas do Meu Irmão Júlio
  • 2003
    A Talking Picture

    A Talking Picture

    A Talking Picture

    6.72003HD

    A meditation on civilization. July, 2001: friends wave as a cruise ship departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and the Indian Ocean. On board and on...

    A Talking Picture
  • 1997
    Voyage to the Beginning of the World

    Voyage to the Beginning of the World

    Voyage to the Beginning of the World

    6.71997HD

    Manoel is an aging film director who travels with the film crew through Portugal in search of the origins of Afonso, a famous French actor whose...

    Voyage to the Beginning of the World
  • 1981
    Cinématon XI

    Cinématon XI

    Cinématon XI

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    Reel 11 of Gérard Courant's on-going Cinematon series.

    Cinématon XI
  • 2025
    The Life of Mirrors

    The Life of Mirrors

    The Life of Mirrors

    02025HD

    The Life of Mirrors is one of the sections of the exhibition Luis Miguel Cintra - Small Theatre of the World. A commission by Serralves Foundation to...

    The Life of Mirrors
  • 2005
    Do Visível ao Invísivel

    Do Visível ao Invísivel

    Do Visível ao Invísivel

    02005HD

    A satirical short film about technology.

    Do Visível ao Invísivel
  • 2015
    The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal

    The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal

    The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal

    6.22015HD

    On 18 September 1929, José Régio sent a letter to Alberto Serpa expressing his desire to create a production company and start making...

    The Glory of Filmmaking in Portugal
  • 2006
    Magic Mirror

    Magic Mirror

    Magic Mirror

    6.62006HD

    Luciano, fresh out of jail, was taken by his brother, Flórido, to serve in the home of wealthy Alfreda. He was surprised when she told him...

    Magic Mirror
  • 1999
    The Letter

    The Letter

    The Letter

    61999HD

    A well-bred, lovely, spiritual, sad young woman marries an attentive physician who loves her. She feels affection but no love. Soon after, without...

    The Letter
  • 2006
    Belle Toujours

    Belle Toujours

    Belle Toujours

    62006HD

    38 years after the events in the Luis Buñuel classic Belle de Jour, Henri Husson thinks he sees Séverine one night at a concert. He...

    Belle Toujours