Manoel de Oliveira The oldest active film director
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Manoel de Oliveira The oldest active film director in the world.
Early life • Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira was born in Porto on December 11, 1908 • He attended school in Galicia, Spain, when his goal was to become an actor • At age 20 he enrolled in an acting school but the documentary Berlin: Symphony of a City changed his mind and his life.
Career • He direct his first film, a documentary, titled Douro, Faina Fluvial in 1931 • He acquired some technical training in the Kodak’s studios in Germany • In 1933 he participated as an actor in the second Portuguese sound film, The Song of Lisbon
• His first feature film came in 1942, Aniki-Bóbó. The film was a commercial failure. • Oliveira decided to to dedicate himself to his family vineyard and only return to cinema after 14 years with The Painter and the City in 1956.
• In 1964 he directed A Caça that was a target of the portuguese censorship • He is a teacher at Academia de Cinema de Skopje • he directs films just for pleasure, regardless of critical reaction. He maintains a quiet life away from the spotlights.
favorite actors, with whom he maintains a regular collaboration • • • • Luís Miguel Cintra Leonor Silveira Diogo Dória Rogério Samora Miguel Guilherme Isabel Ruth Ricardo Trepa (his grandson) Catherine Deneuve Marcello Mastroianni John Malkovich Michel Piccoli Irene Papas Chiara Mastroianni Lima Duarte Marisa Paredes
Honors and decorations • He awarded the Order of St. James of the Sword by the President of Portugal • Received multiple honors such as those of the Cannes, Venice and Montréal film festivals • Two Career Golden Lions, in 1985 and 2004 • Golden Palm for his lifetime achievements in 2008.
Best-known films • • • Abraham's Valley (1993) The Letter (1999) I'm Going Home (2001) A Talking Picture (2003) Belle Toujours (2006) The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)
