Manoel de Oliveira
Film director
1908 –
Who is Manoel de Oliveira?
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira GCSE, GCIH is a Portuguese film director and screenwriter born in Cedofeita, Porto. He first began making films in 1927, when he and some friends attempted to make a film about World War I. In 1931 he completed his first film Douro, Faina Fluvial, a documentary about his home city Porto made in the city symphony genre. He made his feature film debut in 1942 with Aniki-Bóbó and continued to make shorts and documentaries for the next 30 years, gaining a minimal amount of recognition without being considered a major world film director. Among the numerous factors that prevented Oliveira from making more films during this time period were the political situation in Portugal, family obligations and money.
In 1971 Oliveira made his second feature narrative film Past and Present, a social satire that both set the standard for his film career afterwards and gained him recognition in the global film community. He continued making films of growing ambition throughout the 1970s and 1980s, gaining critical acclaim and numerous awards.
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- Born
- Dec 11, 1908
Porto - Also known as
- Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira
- Manoel Oliveira
- Manuel de Oliveira
- Manoel Candido Pinto de Oliveira
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Maria Isabel Brandão de Meneses de Almeida Carvalhais
(1940/12/04 - )
- Maria Isabel Brandão de Meneses de Almeida Carvalhais
- Children
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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