Has died, at the age of 106 (I reckon we'd call that a good innings) http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/arts/manoel-de-oliveira-pensive-filmmaker-who-made-up-for-lost-time-is-dead.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=m ini-moth®ion=top-stories-below&WT.nav=top-stories-below&_r=0
To be honest I found his films a tad slow for me, but I did appreciate the work that went into them and the rationale behind his approach.
So long did he live (and continue making films) that the Venice Film Festival ended up giving him two lifetime achievement awards
To be honest I found his films a tad slow for me, but I did appreciate the work that went into them and the rationale behind his approach.
So long did he live (and continue making films) that the Venice Film Festival ended up giving him two lifetime achievement awards
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