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Past and Present
by Manoel de Oliveira
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Vanda is a young woman who despised her husbands while alive and then venerates tham after their death. Adaptation of Vicente Sanches’ play on the lack of communication within the upper bourgeoisie. The action takes place in a manor house in Portalegre.

Original Title: O Passado e o Presente
Countries: Portugal
Year: 1972
Ratio: 1:1,66
Length: 116 min
Language: Portuguese
About Director
Manoel de Oliveira

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.

FILMOGRAPHY
  • 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
Cast & Crew
Cast

Maria de Saisset
Manuela de Freitas
Bárbara Vieira
Alberto Inácio

Crew

Screenwriter: Manoel de Oliveira, based on the play of the same name by Vicente Sanches
DOP: Acácio de Almeida
Editor: Manoel de Oliveira
Costume Design: Conceição Madureira
Music: Felix Mendelssohn
Production: Centro Portugues de Cinema, Manoel de Oliveira
World Sales: Luxbox

“It is a theatrical text of black humour and elegant dialogue, of disturbing ambiguity, which can provoke perplexity and hesitation, since it is not possible to understand whether the author is playing and poking fun, or is being serious.”