Manuel Guimarães

Manuel Guimarães

Manuel Guimarães (1915–1975) was a Portuguese filmmaker. In 1931, Guimarães studied painting in the School of Fine Arts in Oporto. He started to work in 1936 as a theater scenographer, illustrator and cartoonist, as well as a film poster designer. He became interested in cinematic art, and started out as assistant of directors as Manoel de Oliveira, António Lopes Ribeiro, Jorge Brum do Canto, Arthur Duarte and Armando de Miranda. In 1949, he directed the short documentary O Desterrado, a film about the life and craft of the Portuguese sculptor Soares dos Reis. Saltimbancos as his first feature-film, which is an adaptation of the novel Circo (Circus) of the writer Leão Penedo. The plot is centered on the life of a small travelling circus. Meanwhile, Guimarães worked in advertising in Metro Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1952, Manuel Guimarães directed Nazaré, whose script was written by the neo-realist writer Alves Redol, portraying the life of the fishermen from Nazaré. The film had several cuts caused by censorship. Vidas Sem Rumo (1956), script by Manuel Guimarães and dialogues by Alves Redol, suffered even worse cuts: about half of the film was cut and entire scenes were removed, becoming an almost unintelligible film. Being constantly attacked by the regime, Guimarães opted to direct more commercial movies about sport events, since 1956. In his attempt to return to fiction, (A Costureirinha da Sé – 1958) Manuel had to accept product placement in the film. His next works were essentially documentaries promoting Portuguese towns and products. António da Cunha Telles, who meanwhile began to produce the first films of the Portuguese Cinema Novo (New Cinema), became interested in him and accepted to do an executive production and co-production of two of his next films: O Crime da Aldeia Velha (1964), an adaptation of a Bernardo Santareno play and O trigo e o Joio (1965) based in the book with the same name, by Fernando Namora, who wrote the script as well. However, the public preferred a different kind of cinema, more entertaining, and Guimarães turn again to art documentary. Manuel Guimarães had some periods where he returned to illustration and graphic works in newspapers and other publications and continued painting, specially in the end of his life, but without any public expression. The 25 de Abril brought him hope, but it was too late. Ill, Manuel Guimarães couldn't end his last film, Cântico Final, adapted from the novel with the same name wrote by Virgílio Ferreira. The film was ended by his son, Dórdio Guimarães.

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Manuel Guimarães Movies

  • 2017
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    Born with a Thunderstorm

    Born with a Thunderstorm

    1 2017 HD

    The autobiographical texts and letters by film director Manuel Guimarães, and exchanged by him with friends, are the axis for the intimate...

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  • 1959
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    My Little Seamstress

    My Little Seamstress

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    My Little Seamstress

    My Little Seamstress

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    My Little Seamstress

    My Little Seamstress

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1969
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    António Duarte

    António Duarte

    5 1969 HD

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  • 1968
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    Tráfego e Estiva

    Tráfego e Estiva

    5 1968 HD

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  • 1975
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    Prefácio a Vergílio Ferreira

    Prefácio a Vergílio Ferreira

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Cântico Final

    Cântico Final

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Cântico Final

    Cântico Final

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1975
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    Cântico Final

    Cântico Final

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Circus

    The Circus

    7.1 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Circus

    The Circus

    7.1 1951 HD

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  • 1952
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    Nazaré

    Nazaré

    6.3 1952 HD

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  • 1952
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    Nazaré

    Nazaré

    6.3 1952 HD

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  • 1956
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    Vidas sem Rumo

    Vidas sem Rumo

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1956
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    Vidas sem Rumo

    Vidas sem Rumo

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1959
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    My Little Seamstress

    My Little Seamstress

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Crime of Aldeia Velha

    The Crime of Aldeia Velha

    7.5 1964 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Wheat and the Tares

    The Wheat and the Tares

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Circus

    The Circus

    7.1 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Circus

    The Circus

    7.1 1951 HD

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  • 1969
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    A Terra e o Homem

    A Terra e o Homem

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1959
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    O Primo Basílio

    O Primo Basílio

    6.8 1959 HD

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  • 1950
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    O Desterrado - Vida e Obra de Soares dos Reis

    O Desterrado - Vida e Obra de Soares dos Reis

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1968
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    O Ritmo na Vida

    O Ritmo na Vida

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1967
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    Artes Gráficas

    Artes Gráficas

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1973
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    Areia Mar - Mar Areia

    Areia Mar - Mar Areia

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1967
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    O Porto, Escola de Artistas

    O Porto, Escola de Artistas

    6 1967 HD

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  • 1970
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    Resende

    Resende

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1969
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    Expressos Lisboa - Madrid

    Expressos Lisboa - Madrid

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1967
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    Ensino das Belas-Artes

    Ensino das Belas-Artes

    1 1967 HD

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  • 1971
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    Carta a Mestre Dórdio Gomes

    Carta a Mestre Dórdio Gomes

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1969
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    António Duarte

    António Duarte

    5 1969 HD

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  • 1968
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    Tráfego e Estiva

    Tráfego e Estiva

    5 1968 HD

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  • 1950
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    Frei Luís de Sousa

    Frei Luís de Sousa

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Lion from Estrela

    The Lion from Estrela

    7.1 1947 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Wheat and the Tares

    The Wheat and the Tares

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Wheat and the Tares

    The Wheat and the Tares

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1942
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    Aniki-Bóbó

    Aniki-Bóbó

    7.6 1942 HD

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  • 1975
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    Cântico Final

    Cântico Final

    1 1975 HD

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