Disappearance of the Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira


He was the dean of global filmmakers.

Portuguese director Manoel de Oliveira died Thursday at the age of 106 years.

He died of a heart attack at his home in Porto.


He had celebrated his 106th birthday in December, participating in the screening premiere of his latest film "The Old Restelo", a short -métrage he described himself as "a reflection on humanity ".


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His life began in 1908 in Porto. Manoel de Oliveira will have known the days of silent movies. First actor, he became director.

In recent decades, he made a film almost every year. During his career, he has received several awards at major festivals. Hence the nickname, "moviegoers filmmaker."


Manoel de Oliveira had given it a few years ago at the microphone euronews, including addressing the issue of death ...

"In the novel War and Peace by Tolstoy, he said, there was a wounded man, dying in bed He is worried, wanting to know what death is. And there, the man looks around him. He sees a door. And he exclaims: Oh !, Death is a door. It is a door that no one wants to cross "...


> See the full interview






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