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Porto of My Childhood

Porto of My Childhood

DocumentaryDrama
2001, Movie, 1h 1min
With the freedom and rigor that were his trademarks, Portuguese master Manoel de Oliveira returned to Porto, the city where he had been born ninety-three years before, for this sublimely evocative documentary collage. The Porto of this childhood is a city laden with history, a city of artists and thinkers. As in a spiral, the film moves from the ruins of the house where the filmmaker was born to the streets of the city that, in 1896, saw the birth of cinema in Portugal. PORTO OF MY CHILDHOOD takes the form of a search: fragments of memories, footprints, testimonies, song lyrics, and photographs are all portals to a distant past that echoes into the present.
Country: France,Portugal
Cast:
Manoel de Oliveira,
Maria de Medeiros,
Rogério Samora,
Leonor Silveira
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Manoel de Oliveira
As Himself / Narrator / The Thief
Maria de Medeiros
As Miss Diablo
Rogério Samora
As Chico
Leonor Silveira
As Vamp

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"Porto of My Childhood" is a deeply personal documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira, in which he reflects on his childhood in the picturesque city of Porto, Portugal. Through a combination of personal anecdotes and historical footage, Oliveira paints a vivid portrait of a bygone era, capturing the nostalgia and longing that comes with reminiscing about one's youth. With a cast of memorable characters, including the filmmaker himself, the documentary offers a unique glimpse into the lives of those who grew up in Porto during the early 20th century. Poignant and thought-provoking, "Porto of My Childhood" is a meditation on the passage of time and the power of memory, told through the eyes of one of cinema's most celebrated directors.

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