The Artist and the City
| The Artist and the City | |
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Film poster of the documentary | |
| Directed by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Written by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Produced by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Starring | António Cruz |
| Cinematography | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Edited by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Music by | Luís Rodrigues |
Release date |
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Running time | 26 min |
| Country | Portugal |
The Artist and the City (Portuguese: O Pintor e a Cidade) is a 1956 short Portuguese documentary film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. The film shows a series of watercolor paintings by Portuguese artist António Cruz of what he sees while walking through different parts of the city of Porto.[1] It was the first color film directed by Oliveira.[2] Oliveira considers it forms a trilogy about the Douro and Porto, with Douro, Faina Fluvial and Aniki-Bóbó[3]
Legacy
In 2021, Porto-based electronic band Sensible Soccers "fulfilled their long-held wish" to create an original soundtrack for de Oliveira's 1931 silent film "Douro, Faina Fluvial", which coincided with the 90th anniversary of its release that year.[4] Along with his 1956 film The Artist and the City, the band initiated a project in which they created music to accompany the two films in tandem, which resulted in the LP Manoel.[5][4] In September 2021, the band premiered the music live alongside a screening of the two films at the Casa do Cinema at the Serralves Museum in Porto.[6][7]
References
- ^ "O Pintor e a Cidade | Viennale". www.viennale.at. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Manoel de Oliveira. Retrato do cineasta enquanto fotógrafo de eleição". www.dn.pt (in European Portuguese). 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ Viegas, Susana (2021). "Cinema, the City, and Manoel de Oliveira's Logic of Sensation" (PDF). Nova Research.
- ^ a b Leirós, Isabel (2022-02-16). "Sensible Soccers. Manoel - Film Concert". culturgest.pt. Culturgest. Fundação Caixa Geral de Depósitos. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ^ ""Manoel" é o novo álbum dos Sensible Soccers [Streaming] / "Manoel" is the new album of the Sensible Soccers [Streaming]". artesonora.pt (in Portuguese). Arte Sonora (Portuguese music-focused online magazine and cultural platform). 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ "Cine-concerto dos Sensible Soccers: Douro, Faina Fluvial e O Pinter E A Cidade". agendaculturalporto.org (in Portuguese). Agenda Cultural Porto. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
- ^ "90 Anos De Douro, Faina Fluvial / 90 Years of Douro, Faina Fluvial". serralves.pt (in Portuguese). Serralves Museum. 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2026-03-20.
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