4K Restoration
A film entirely shot in a theatre, in which successive characters take to the stage and expose “their case” (based on the text by José Régio), in an action that is also repeated successively. Four versions of the same story, first from the perspective of a stage play, second from the perspective of a silent film, the third as in a 1950s film and finally from a biblical philosophical perspective.
- Berlin International Film Festival
Manoel de Oliveira (1908–2015) was a legendary Portuguese filmmaker whose career spanned over 80 years—from silent cinema to the 21st century. Known for his poetic, philosophical, and highly original style, Oliveira directed acclaimed works such as "Aniki-Bobó", "The Rite of Spring", and "Abraham’s Valley", often blending literature, theatre, and history. Celebrated at Cannes, Venice, and Berlin, he received numerous international awards, including the Honorary Palme d’Or. Oliveira remained creatively active well past 100, leaving behind a singular legacy in world cinema.
- O conquistador conquistado – 2012 – Short film
- Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl – 2009
- Belle Toujours – 2006
- Magic Mirror – 2005
- Blind Man’s Bluff – 1994
- Abraham’s Valley – 1993
- Day of Despair – 1992
- The Divine Comedy – 1991
- No, or the Vain Glory of Command – 1990
- The Cannibals – 1988
- My Case – 1986
- The Satin Slipper – 1985
- Lisboa Cultural – 1983 – Short film
- Visit or Memories and Confessions – 1982
- Doomed Love – 1978
- Benilde or the Virgin Mother – 1975
- Past and Present – 1972
- Romance de Vila do Conde – 1968 – Short film
- Rite of Spring – 1963
- A Caça – 1963 – Short film
- O Pão – 1959 – Short film
- As pinturas do meu irmão Júlio – 1959 – Short film
- O Pintor e a Cidade – 1956 – Short film
- Aniki-Bóbó – 1942
- Famalicão – 1941 – Short film
- Portugal já faz automóveis – 1938 – Short film
- Hulha Branca – 1932 – Short film
- Douro Faina Fluvial – 1931 – Short film
Bulle Ogier
Luis Miguel Cintra
Axel Bougousslavsky
Fred Personne
Screenwriter: Manoel de Oliveira, based on the work O Meu Caso by José Régio, and ewcerpts from Pour finir encore et autres foirades by Samuel Beckett and O Livro de Job from the Old Testament
DOP: Mário Barroso
Editors: Rodolfo Wedeles, Véronique Blie, Ana Luísa Guimarães (not credited)
Costume Design: Jasmim de Matos
Sound: Joaquim Pinto
Music: João Paes
Musical Direction: Armando Vidal
Choreography: Françoise Robillon
Producer: Paulo Branco
Production: Filmargem (Portugal), Les Films du Passage, S.E.P.T., La Maison de Culture du Havre (France)
World Sales: Luxbox
