Eugène Green is fascinated by actress Leonor Baldaque’s eyes, his own rigorous formalism, and the architecture, art, and music of Lisbon.
There’s little of substance here beyond a slightly pleasurable twinge of recognition.
Manoel de Oliveira is someone Luis Buñuel actively rebelled against: an aesthete.
You’ll have a hard time coming by another recent DVD release of a crucial film accompanied by an equally crucial commentary track.
You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, but you may also fall asleep.
Manoel de Oliveira suggests that there’s no place like home and certainly no better place to die.