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1. To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feelings about Cinema.
Directors: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Olivier Assayas, Bille August, Jane Campion, Youssef Chahine, Kaige Chen, Michael Cimino, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, David Cronenberg, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Manoel de Oliveira, Raymond Depardon, Atom Egoyan, Amos Gitai, Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Aki Kaurismäki, Abbas Kiarostami, Takeshi Kitano, Andrey Konchalovskiy, Claude Lelouch, Ken Loach, David Lynch, Tsai Ming-liang, Nanni Moretti, Roman Polanski, Raúl Ruiz, Walter Salles, Elia Suleiman, Gus Van Sant, Lars von Trier, Wim Wenders, Kar-Wai Wong, Yimou Zhang | Stars: Isabelle Adjani, Pegah Ahangarani, Anouk Aimée, Leonid Alexeenko
Votes: 5,462
2. Porto (2016)
R | 76 min | Drama, Romance
Jake and Mati are two outsiders in Porto who once experienced a brief connection. A mystery remains about the moments they shared, and in searching through memories, they relive the depths of a night uninhibited by the consequences of time.
Director: Gabe Klinger | Stars: Anton Yelchin, Lucie Lucas, Paulo Calatré, Françoise Lebrun
Votes: 2,280 | Gross: $0.02M
3. Lisbon Story (1994)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Music
The director Friedrich Monroe has trouble with finishing a silent b&w movie about Lisbon. He calls his friend, the sound engineer Phillip Winter, for help. As Winter arrives Lisbon weeks ... See full summary »
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Rüdiger Vogler, Patrick Bauchau, Vasco Sequeira, Canto e Castro
Votes: 5,434
4. Abraham's Valley (1993)
187 min | Drama
Ema is a very attractive but innocent girl, so pretty that cars crash in her presence. Young marries Dr. Carlo Paiva, who she is not attracted to, but is her father's friend. They move to ... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Leonor Silveira, Cécile Sanz de Alba, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ruy de Carvalho
Votes: 1,544
5. Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)
31 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Bernardo Bertolucci, Souleymane Cissé, Francis Ford Coppola, Costa-Gavras, Manoel de Oliveira, Stephen Frears, William Friedkin, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Roman Polanski, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Volker Schlöndorff, Agnès Varda, Wim Wenders | Stars: Bernardo Bertolucci, Souleymane Cissé, Francis Ford Coppola, Costa-Gavras
6. Aniki Bóbó (1942)
71 min | Drama, Family
The story takes place in the old streets of Porto and by the banks of the Douro River. A gang of very young kids has just accepted a new member, Carlitos, a shy boy who has "played it tough... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Nascimento Fernandes, Vital dos Santos, António Palma, Armando Pedro
Votes: 1,887
7. Cannes Film Festival (1952– )
News
A festival for international movies, which give each year the Palme d'Or.
Stars: Bjorn Jiskoot Jr., Isabelle Huppert, Pedro Almodóvar, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 119
8. Belle toujours (2006)
Not Rated | 68 min | Drama, Music
38 years after their last encounter, Henri Husson thinks he sees Séverine in a concert. He follows her and sadistically takes out a slow and painful revenge.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Bulle Ogier, Ricardo Trêpa, Leonor Baldaque
Votes: 1,111 | Gross: $0.01M
9. The Strange Case of Angelica (2010)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy
A photographer is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Afonso Bonito, Carmen Santos, Paulo Matos, Ricardo Trêpa
Votes: 2,136 | Gross: $0.05M
10. The Convent (1995)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Mystery
The journey of Michael Padovic, an American professor who arrives with his wife, Helene, at a Portuguese convent where he expects to find the documents needed to prove his theory: Shakespeare was born in Spain; not in England.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Luís Miguel Cintra, Leonor Silveira
Votes: 1,078 | Gross: $0.05M
11. Os Verdes Anos (1963)
91 min | Drama, Romance
19-year-old Julio has just left the provinces to settle down in the outskirts of Lisbon. He lives in a poor area with his uncle Afonso and starts working as an apprentice shoemaker. At the ... See full summary »
Director: Paulo Rocha | Stars: Rui Gomes, Isabel Ruth, Ruy Furtado, Paulo Renato
Votes: 944
12. Centro Histórico (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A feature film with four stories celebrating the city of Guimarães in the North of Portugal.
Directors: Pedro Costa, Manoel de Oliveira, Víctor Erice, Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Judite Araujo, Maria Fatima Braga Lima, Marco Carreira, Arlindo Fernandes
Votes: 343
13. Nos Embalos de Ipanema (1978)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Toquinho is a young man living in Marechal Hermes, a poor neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, together with his widow mother and a younger sister. Although he is poor, he is also ambitious, and... See full summary »
Director: Antônio Calmon | Stars: André de Biase, Angelina Muniz, Zaira Zambelli, Paulo Villaça
Votes: 101
14. I'm Going Home (2001)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Antoine Chappey
Votes: 1,848
15. Invisible World (2012)
93 min | Drama
An anthology film following different stories around the theme of invisibility in the modern world.
Directors: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Gian Vittorio Baldi, Marco Bechis, Laís Bodanzky, Beto Brant, Maria de Medeiros, Manoel de Oliveira, Atom Egoyan, Guy Maddin, Jerzy Stuhr, Cisco Vasques, Wim Wenders | Stars: Ashot Adamyan, Gian Vittorio Baldi, Sonia Braga, Leon Cakoff
Votes: 209
16. 'Non', ou A Vã Glória de Mandar (1990)
110 min | Drama, History, War
Episodes from entire military history of Portugal are told through flashbacks as a professorish soldier recounts them while marching through a Portuguese African colony in 1973. He easily ... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Luís Miguel Cintra, Diogo Dória, Miguel Guilherme, Luís Lucas
Votes: 983
17. Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009)
Not Rated | 64 min | Drama, Romance
A young man falls helplessly in love with a mysterious blonde woman who turns his life upside down.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Ricardo Trêpa, Catarina Wallenstein, Diogo Dória, Júlia Buisel
Votes: 1,819
18. All the Dead Ones (2020)
120 min | Drama, History
1899. The fates of the women in two families become entangled when the Soareses, former land and slave owners, request help from Iná, a woman of African descent they once dismissed due to religious differences.
Directors: Marco Dutra, Caetano Gotardo | Stars: Mawusi Tulani, Clarissa Kiste, Carolina Bianchi, Thaia Perez
Votes: 593
19. Um Filme Falado (2003)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Lisbon, Marseilles, Naples, Athens, Istanbul, Cairo, Aden and Bombay. Along with a university teacher and her little daughter, we embark on a long journey, experiencing different cultures and civilizations.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Leonor Silveira, Filipa de Almeida, John Malkovich, Catherine Deneuve
Votes: 2,093 | Gross: $0.01M
20. Francisca (1981)
166 min | Biography, Drama
The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Teresa Menezes, Diogo Dória, Mário Barroso, Francisco Brás
Votes: 611
21. A Divina Comédia (1991)
140 min | Drama
Patients in a mental institution see themselves as Adam and Eve, Sonia and Raskolnikov, a Philosopher and a Prophet, Alyosha and Ivan Karamazov, Jesus, Lazarus, Martha, Mary and St Teresa of Avila.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Maria de Medeiros, Miguel Guilherme, Luís Miguel Cintra, Mário Viegas
Votes: 505
22. The Cannibals (1988)
90 min | Musical, Drama, Fantasy
A drama following stories of characters from the Portuguese High Society.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Luís Miguel Cintra, Leonor Silveira, Diogo Dória, Oliveira Lopes
Votes: 538
23. Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975)
112 min | Drama
Raised in seclusion, a young woman claims her unborn child was conceived through an angel.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Maria Amélia Matta, Jorge Rolla, Varela Silva, Glória de Matos
Votes: 338
24. Magic Mirror (2005)
137 min | Drama, Music
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 that her greatest desire was to see the Virgin ... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Leonor Silveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Luís Miguel Cintra, Leonor Baldaque
Votes: 363
25. Voyage to the Beginning of the World (1997)
91 min | Biography, Drama
Manoel is an aging film director who travels with his film crew through Portugal in search of the origins of Afonso, a famous French actor whose father emigrated from Portugal to France. In the process, he remembers his own youth.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Yves Gautier, Leonor Silveira, Diogo Dória
Votes: 824
26. Amor de Perdição (1979)
262 min | Drama
In the eighteenth century the thwarted love affair between a young man from a good family and his 15-year-old neighbor. But the young lovers' families are fiercely opposed.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: António Sequeira Lopes, Cristina Hauser, Elsa Wallencamp, António Costa
Votes: 121
27. The Satin Slipper (1985)
410 min | Drama
During the century of the Spanish Gold, Doña Prouhèze, wife of a nobleman, deeply loves Don Rodrigo, who is forced to leave Spain and go to America. Meanwhile Prouhèze is sent to Africa to ... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Luís Miguel Cintra, Patricia Barzyk, Anne Consigny, Anne Gautier
Votes: 190
28. Bouillon de culture (1991–2001)
Documentary, Talk-Show
Broth of culture.
Stars: Bernard Pivot, Philippe Sollers, Jean Tulard, Bernard-Henri Lévy
Votes: 40
29. A Canção de Lisboa (1933)
85 min | Comedy, Musical
After flunking in medical school, the young and bohemian Vasco need to trick his aunts, the main financers of his studies, preventing them to know that he is not a doctor.
Director: José Cottinelli Telmo | Stars: Vasco Santana, Beatriz Costa, António Silva, Teresa Gomes
Votes: 1,527
30. Anxiety (1998)
110 min | Drama
They are famous, weighed down by honour, celebrated, highly esteemed - aged and ancient. The father, in an attempt to save his son from becoming decrepit tries to drive his son to suicide. ... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Luís Miguel Cintra, José Pinto, Isabel Ruth, Leonor Silveira
Votes: 399
31. Mon cas (1986)
92 min | Drama, Fantasy
Four versions of the same story, first in the perspective of a theatre play, second in the perspective of a silent film, third in the perspective of a film of the 50s and finally in a biblical philosophical perspective.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Bulle Ogier, Luís Miguel Cintra, Axel Bogousslavsky, Fred Personne
Votes: 222
32. Capitali culturali d'Europa (1983– )
55 min | Documentary
The sights and sounds of the Capitals of Europe.
Stars: Kostas Meleounis, Giorgos Alexiou, Petros Fyssoun, Kostas Arzoglou
Votes: 20
33. Gebo and the Shadow (2012)
95 min | Drama
Set in the late 19th century, about a honored but poor patriarch who sacrifices himself to protect his fugitive son.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Michael Lonsdale, Claudia Cardinale, Jeanne Moreau, Leonor Silveira
Votes: 698
34. The Letter (1999)
107 min | Drama
A well-bred, lovely, spiritual, sad young woman marries an attentive physician who loves her. She feels affection but no love. Soon after, without design, she falls in love with Pedro ... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Pedro Abrunhosa, Antoine Chappey, Leonor Silveira
Votes: 736
35. Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (1997)
Not Rated | 198 min | Documentary, Biography
In 1996, Marcello Mastroianni talks about life as an actor. It's an anecdotal and philosophical memoir, moving from topic to topic, fully conscious of a man "of a certain age" looking back.... See full summary »
Director: Anna Maria Tatò | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Renato Berta, Manoel de Oliveira, Diogo Dória
Votes: 425 | Gross: $0.01M
36. Cinématon (1972– )
Documentary
Stars: Gérard Courant, Diana Lui, Joseph Morder, Célestine Roussel
Votes: 14
37. Cinéma, de notre temps (1989– )
Documentary
"Cinema of Our Time" is a documentary series about contemporary filmmakers from around the world, created by Janine Bazin and André S. Labarthe, as a follow-up to the acclaimed initial series "Filmmakers of Our Time" (1964-1972).
Stars: Jean-Claude Dauphin, André S. Labarthe, Jean-François Stévenin, Jean Douchet
Votes: 193
38. Cinema 3 (1984–2016)
News
Stars: Jaume Figueras, Crisol Tuà, Monts Llussà, Àlex Gorina
Votes: 229
39. Hitler in Hollywood (2010)
85 min | Comedy, Drama
A bio-doc about Micheline Presle changes into a thrilling investigation of the long hidden truth about European cinema. This mockumentary thriller uncovers Hollywood's unsuspected plot ... See full summary »
Director: Frédéric Sojcher | Stars: Maria de Medeiros, Wim Willaert, Micheline Presle, François Morel
Votes: 196
40. As Borboletas Também Amam (1979)
92 min | Drama
Story about people who experience situations beyond accepted moral patterns. Among them, a girl who engages in prostitution, despite having a serious relationship, and gets involved with ... See full summary »
Director: J.B. Tanko | Stars: Paulo Porto, Rossana Ghessa, Neila Tavares, Nestor de Montemar
Votes: 30
41. Agnes Varda: From Here to There (2011)
Not Rated | 235 min | Documentary
Agnès Varda travels around the world to meet friends, artists and filmmakers for an expansive view of the global contemporary art scene.
Stars: Agnès Varda, Anouk Aimée, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michel Piccoli
Votes: 297
42. Grande Entrevista (1998– )
Talk-Show
Stars: Vítor Gonçalves, Judite de Sousa, Sandra Sousa, José Rodrigues Dos Santos
43. Party (1996)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
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 enigmatic wife Leonor host a garden party at their ... See full summary »
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Irene Papas, Leonor Silveira, Rogério Samora
Votes: 323
44. Porto da Minha Infância (2001)
61 min | Biography, Drama
The city of Porto viewed by the intimate eye of Manoel de Oliveira.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Jorge Trêpa, Ricardo Trêpa, Maria de Medeiros, Manoel de Oliveira
Votes: 539
45. Christopher Columbus, the Enigma (2007)
75 min | Drama, History
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.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Ricardo Trêpa, Leonor Baldaque, Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Isabel de Oliveira
Votes: 425
46. Palavra e Utopia (2000)
130 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil and worked for better treatment of the Indians and to abolish slavery.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Lima Duarte, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ricardo Trêpa, Miguel Guilherme
Votes: 415
47. The Fifth Empire (2004)
127 min | Drama, History
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Ricardo Trêpa, Luís Miguel Cintra, Glória de Matos, Miguel Guilherme
Votes: 270
48. O Princípio da Incerteza (2002)
133 min | Drama
Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Leonor Baldaque, Leonor Silveira, Isabel Ruth, Ricardo Trêpa
Votes: 423
49. Le cercle de minuit (1992–1999)
100 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Laure Adler, Michel Field, Thierry Jousse, Fabienne Pascaud
Votes: 24
50. Amor de Perdição: Memórias de uma Família (1978)
262 min | Drama, Romance
A story about doomed love between two people from different worlds and the impact in their lives.
Stars: António Sequeira Lopes, Cristina Hauser, Elsa Wallencamp, António Costa
Votes: 317