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21 September 1931 (Portugal) more
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A documentary that looks at the people working in the river Douro, around the city of Oporto. | add synopsis
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The story of a working town. more (1 total)

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Labor on the Douro River (International: English title)
Working on the Douro River (International: English title)
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Canada:18 min
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Referenced in A 15ª Pedra (2006) more

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The story of a working town., 15 November 2001
Author: sibisi73 from United Kingdom

Oliveira's first film, shot around the harbour in Oporto, Portugal, is an avant-garde series of images of the fishermen and assorted workers of the town. Although there are obvious influences from other 'art' films of the time, it isn't simply a montage of unrelated images, but a vision of a working town, even with so much as a narrative thread running through. The version I have seen (at the London Film Festival 2001) was overseen by the director himself with a new score by Emmanuel Nunes. It is a pounding, vibrant 18 minutes, despite it's limitations.

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