Biography
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira was 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 filmmaker.
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Awards & recognition
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour · 2014
- honorary doctor of Paris 8 University · 2012
- honorary doctor of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro · 2011
- Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) · 2009
- Honorary Palme d'Or · 2008
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- European Film Academy Honorary Award · 2007
- Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts · 2007
- Robert-Bresson Award · 2004
- honorary doctor from the NOVA University Lisbon · 2002
- European Film Academy Critics Award · 1997
- honorary doctorate of the University of Porto · 1989
- Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
- Commander of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite
- Golden Globes
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
- Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
- honorary doctorate of the University of Porto
- Sophia Awards
- European Film Award — Best Director · 1988 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Screenwriter · 1988 · nominated
Filmography9 titles
Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember
The Green Years
I'm Going Home
Porto of My Childhood
Gebo and the Shadow
Agnès Varda: From Here to There
The Strange Case of Angelica
Historic Centre
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl