Movies: Manoel de Oliveira

Local people of Curalha, a small village, keep a tradition of representing the Passion of Jesus, according to a 16th century text....

Part of a series in which foreign filmmakers portray a region or town in France. Manoel de Oliveira looks at Nice....

Filmed with the same camera and the film stock remains of Douro, Faina Fluvial, portrays the inauguration of the hydroelectric power plant of Ermal, owned by Manoel de Oliveira's father....

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Each day, Man must work around the clock to produce and acquire bread: throwing the seeds into earth, helping the breeding of the corn, the corn's recolt, transport to the mills – traditional or industrial ones – manipulation of the flour into actual...