Understanding the iconoclastic work of a lifelong cinematic pioneer
With a career spanning over seventy years, Portuguese film
director Manoel de Oliveira may be the oldest active filmmaker in
the world today. Known for his distinctive formal techniques and
philosophical treatment of themes such as frustrated love,
nationhood, evil, and divine grace, the director's work has run
consistently against the mainstream. Focusing primarily on his
feature films, Randal Johnson navigates Oliveira's massive oeuvre,
locating his work within the broader context of Portuguese and
European cinema. He also examines multiple aspects of Oliveira's
conception of film language, ranging from early concerns with
cinematic specificity to hybrid discourses suggesting a tenuous
line between film and theater on the one hand, and between fiction
and documentary on the other.
"A volume in the series Contemporary Film Directors, edited by
James Naremore"
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