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Francisca (film)
''Francisca'' is a 1981 Portuguese drama film based on the novel ''Fanny Owen'' by Agustina Bessa-Luís and directed by Manoel de Oliveira. The film was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Teresa Menezes as Francisca 'Fanny' Owen * Diogo Dória as José Augusto * Mário Barroso as Camilo See also * List of submissions to the 55th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Portuguese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links * 1981 films 1981 drama films 1980s Portuguese-language films Films based on works by Agustina Bessa-Luís Films directed by Manoel de Oliveira Films produced by Paulo Branco Portuguese drama films {{1980s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manoel De Oliveira
Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira (; 11 December 1908 – 2 April 2015) was a Portuguese film director and screenwriter born in Cedofeita, Porto. He first began making films in 1927, when he and some friends attempted to make a film about World War I. In 1931 he completed his first film ''Douro, Faina Fluvial'', a documentary about his home city Porto made in the city symphony genre. He made his feature film debut in 1942 with ''Aniki-Bóbó'' and continued to make shorts and documentaries for the next 30 years, gaining a minimal amount of recognition without being considered a major world film director. In 1971, Oliveira directed his second feature narrative film, '' Past and Present'', a social satire that both set the standard for his film career afterwards and gained him recognition in the global film community. He continued making films of growing ambition throughout the 1970s and 1980s, gaining critical acclaim and numerous awards. Beginning in the late 1980s he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
