It was not until 1942 that Oliveira made his feature-film debut as a director with Aniki-Bóbó. He also made several short films, many of which were unreleased. In 1933, the burgeoning director made his acting debut in a feature film, in A Canção de Lisboa/The Song of Lisbon (1933), Portugal's first sound film. ![]() Oliveira's interest in the documentary form remained with him throughout his life, and would greatly influence his later fictional features. In 1928, he bought a 35 mm movie camera and shot his first non-fiction film, Douro, Fainafluvial, a chronicle of life in his native Oporto it was released in 1931. However, after viewing Walther Ruttmann's lyrical documentary Berlin - Symphony of a City (1927), Oliveira's acting aspirations began to take a backseat to his increasing interest in filmmaking. To this end, he enrolled in an acting school founded by Italian filmmaker Rino Lupo in 1928. While attending school in Galicia, Spain, Oliveira excelled in sports and auto racing, but his long-term goal was to become an actor. The son of a wealthy industrialist, he was born in Oporto on December 12, 1908. ![]() Manoel de Oliveira ranks among Portugal's most renowned and prolific filmmakers.
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