Remembrance of Acto da primavera in Manoel de Oliveira’s filmography

Adriana Martins*

*Autor correspondente para este trabalho

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This chapter discusses how the political dimension of Manoel de Oliveira’s films is framed by his ethical stance and his interest in experimenting with the infinite possibilities of cinema as a topic, a medium and a craft. Through examining the films in which Oliveira reflects on myths of nationhood against the grain, the chapter argues that they form a polyptych that constitutes a visual program of Oliveira’s theory of cinema. The latter was initially designed in Acto da Primavera (1963) [Rite of Spring], a seminal film in Oliveira’s prolific career that was clearly informed by his Christological vision and faith. The analysis of the polyptych demonstrates how, until O Velho do Restelo (2014) [The Old Man of Belém],[his last film, Oliveira evoked the moral and aesthetic principles on which Rite of Spring was grounded.

Idioma originalEnglish
Título da publicação do anfitriãoExploring film and christianity
Subtítulo da publicação do anfitriãomovement as immobility
EditoresRita Benis, Sérgio Dias Branco
Local da publicaçãoLondon
EditoraTaylor and Francis AS
Capítulo10
Páginas140-150
Número de páginas11
Edição1
ISBN (eletrónico)9781040149041
ISBN (impresso)9781032159560
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Estado da publicaçãoPublicado - 1 jan. 2024

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