Portugal Friday made a final tribute to the global senior filmmakers Manoel de Oliveira, who died yesterday at the age of 106 years after a long career that has taken him from silent film in the digital age.
The legendary filmmaker was buried in the family vault the cemetery of Agramonte in Porto, his birthplace in northern Portugal, in the presence of several personalities of culture, one of his favorite actors, John Malkovich.
“The cinema is not dead Manoel de Oliveira, but Manoel de Oliveira was unique and movies will not be the same without him, “said the American artist, 61, who has featured in three of his films, including” I’m Going Home ” (2001).
President Anibal Cavaco Silva and Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho attended the brief funeral ceremony, which took place earlier in the Church of Christ the King in the presence of the family of director, including his widow Maria Isabel, 96, married in 1940.
“All the Portuguese now the heart tightened at the thought of seeing him leave. It was almost part of our family, “assured Mr. Passos Coelho.
The gray hearse, covered with wreaths of white and yellow flowers, was greeted at the cemetery by the applause of hundreds of fans director.
“Manoel de Oliveira is one of us. Do not go to Lisbon, we will build a pantheon here! “Could be read on a banner agitated by residents of Porto.
Last posthumous blink of eye, the filmmaker left a long autobiographical film unpublished shot in 1982, “The Visit or Memory and confessions” which will be unveiled to the public in the month of April
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government declared two days of national mourning in tribute to those who helped to spread Portuguese culture abroad.
The death of the prolific director has sparked a wave of emotion in circles cinema.
“Manoel de Oliveira was very special both seductive and authoritarian, often charming. Above all, it was something of a craftsman, working ceaselessly his films, “said the French newspaper Libération the actress Catherine Deneuve, looking back on the filming of” The Convent “(1995).
“We will miss a great man and a great filmmaker who has done much for Portugal,” said one of his grand-son, actor Ricardo Trepa, a regular in his films.
“He turned almost all the movies he wanted and he was able to work up to its 106 years. There are fortnight, it was still hard at work to make a last work, “said he told reporters.
Having failed to bring this project to fruition, its movie will remain “the Old Restelo” shot in spring 2014, which was inspired by the epic poem “Os Lusíadas” Luis de Camoes featuring the great discoveries of the Portuguese navigators
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The great master of the Portuguese cinema to record longevity has made nearly fifty films and documentaries.
Born December 11, 1908 in Porto, son of a movie fan industrial, Manoel de Oliveira began as listed, 20 years in silent films before moving behind the camera.
He shot his first film in 1931, but has produced most of his work after 60 years.
frantic Creator he almost turned one film a year from 1985, the year of the release of “Satin Slipper” fresco nearly seven hours adaptation of the play by Paul Claudel.
Among the best known films include “The Divine Comedy” (1991), “The Tape” (1994), “Party” (1997), “I’m Going Home” (2001), “Belle toujours” (2006), “Christophe Columbus, the enigma “(2007) or” Gebo and the Shadow “(2012).
His sometimes esoteric work, marked by long static shots similar to paintings, was perceived by hermetic the general public, but has won numerous awards, including the Palme d’Or at Cannes in 2008, in tribute to his career.
“Filming is my work and my passion. My life has passed too quickly and I have no time to lose, “he said, full of energy, there a few years.
03/04/2015 7:14:12 p.m. – Lisbon (AFP) – By Brigitte Hagemann – © 2015 AFP
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