Oliveira, l'architecte (1993)
• October 6th, 1993 • 1h 1min
Documentary
Overview
Paulo Rocha catches up with his “beloved subject” in Porto, where he made Douro, Faina Fluvial in 1929, and where today Oliveira reminisces about the figure of his father, his first experience of cinema as an actor, his past as a racing driver, his first technical experiences…
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