Porto of My Childhood (2001)
"Porto da Minha Infância" (original title)

Director:

Manoel de Oliveira

Stars:

Jorge Trêpa, Ricardo Trêpa, Maria de Medeiros

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jorge Trêpa	...	Manoel 1
Ricardo Trêpa	...	Manoel 2
Maria de Medeiros	...	Miss Diabo
Manoel de Oliveira	...	The thief
José Wallenstein	...	Joel
Rogério Samora	...	Chico
Nelson Freitas	...	Diogo
Jorge Loureiro	...	Casais Monteiro
António Costa	...	Rodrigues de Freitas
José Maria Vaz da Silva	...	António Silva
David Cardoso	...	Augusto Nobre
Leonor Baldaque	...	Ela
Leonor Silveira	...	Vamp
António Fonseca	...	Rufia
Nuno Sousa	...	Reis' assistant

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

theater | first love | vamp | memoir | memory | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France Portugal

Language:

Portuguese

Release Date:

23 January 2002 (France)

Also Known As:

Porto of My Childhood

Filming Locations:

Porto, Portugal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Madragoa Filmes, Porto 2001, Gemini Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min 92 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Labor on the Douro River (1931)

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Soundtracks

"Nachtmusik I"
Composed by Emmanuel Nuñes
Performed by Ensemble Intercontemporain
Conducted by Mark Foster

User Reviews

You can't go home again

Manoel Candido Pinto de Oliveira is 103 years old. When he was 93, he made this film, a combination of documentary and drama about the city in which he grew up; then and now.

The black and white footage from the 20s contrasts with the Technicolor of today.

It is a painting, a poem, a song, all of these. It is a celebration of a city in the mind of a 93 year old. Things that seem trivial are to be understood as a product of that age.

Make no mistake, this is not his swan song, as he has made a dozen films since, and is still working.

Fascinating.