Manoel de Oliveira Movies

A series of images documenting the floods of the river Tagus. This film has been recovered and made available by the Cinemateca Portuguesa.

A blind beggar is robbed of his chest of money. The theft leads to a dramatic situation in the street where he begs every day.

The film exhibited the community and the beach, "how I new and it was shown to me" (Manoel de Oliveira) by the Meneres family, that had a house in...

Two schoolboys, Carlitos and Eduardo, fight for the affection of a girl, Teresinha.

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

Aninhas (Aida Lupo), a paralyzed girl, asks for a miracle from the saint of her devotion, Our Lady of Lourdes, at the chapel of Penha...

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

On a train to Algarve, a young man recounts to a fellow passenger his past relationship with an eccentric young woman.

A true story of a doctor and his wife who went on a journey in order to prove that discoverer Christopher Columbus was in fact Portuguese. Inspired...

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

A conversation between the filmmaker Manoel de Olivieira and the writer Agustina Bessa-Luís.

Nineteen-year-old Julio heads to Lisbon from the provinces and gets a job as a shoemaker for his uncle Raul. But when he meets Ilda, a confident...

Short silent documentary from 1931 about those working on the River Douro in Oporto.

A documentary following the process of sculpting in stone, from the creation to the final work of art.

A satirical short film about technology.

A tribute documentary to Manoel de Oliveira, on occasion of his 100th birthday.

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

A story about doomed love between two people from different worlds and the impact in their lives.

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