Manoel de Oliveira

Manoel de Oliveira (born December 11, 1908, Porto, Portugal—died April 2, 2015, Porto) was a Portuguese filmmaker, known for richly meditative and often self-reflexive films that were frequently inspired by literary and theatrical works. Although his career began in the silent film era, he did not attain international recognition until the late 20th century, and his most prolific period was in his senescence. Oliveira, whose father was a prominent industrialist, grew up in Porto before...