One of the last films in the legendary Manoel de Oliveira’s erudite and richly rewarding filmography is a haunted love story very close to his heart. Written in the Portuguese director’s youth but directed in old age, the film combines romance and fear, photography and truth, and life and death.
Lisandro Alonso’s Liverpool is a film of shimmering, tremulous beauty from a modern master of Argentine cinema. As this poetic meditation on loneliness and alienation embarks on its profound voyage through time and space, the smallest of gestures become charged with a devastating emotional power.
A small masterpiece from one of cinema’s great miniaturists, this exquisite short feature by Manoel de Oliveira is based on based on the short story by Portuguese writer Eça de Queirós. This sumptuous tale honors the sublime ardor and mysteries of love, unraveling the true image behind the fantasy.
A historic estate in the Basque Country, which dates back to the Middle Ages, is thoroughly explored by José María de Orbe’s discreet camera. Gorgeously shot by Jimmy Gimferrer, the film is a meditative testament to the timeless power and strange beauty of the process of age and decay.