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The 15th Stone (2007)

ALL 10/26/2007 (en) Documentary 121 Min
  • Release
    10/26/2007
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
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  • Original title
    A 15ª Pedra
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Manoel de Oliveira and João Bénard da Costa in a conversation filmed by Rita Azevedo Gomes

Overview

Joáo Bénard da Costa, director of the Portuguese National Film Archives [deceased in 2009], interviews the dean of contemporaneous film directors [96-years-old then]. Two humanists of different philosophical backgrounds, both with their long, entire lives dedicated to culture in general (music, painting, literature) and to film in particular, discuss freely, sometimes haltingly, the director's power as a creator or a magician, the philosophy beyond particular scenes in classic movies, film technique, the importance of color, sound and music to films, art versus entertainment, and much more. Their talk takes place in a museum room, seating in front of "The Annunciation" (a 1510 oil painting by João Vaz, a Portuguese artist), which eventually leads to a discussion of 'Leonardo da Vinci', and the relationship between a trend-setter master and his disciples.

  2. Story

  4. Luis Correia

    Producer



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The 15th Stone (2007) 121 Min

ALL 10/26/2007 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 10/26/2007
  • Production
  • Original title A 15ª Pedra
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Manoel de Oliveira and João Bénard da Costa in a conversation filmed by Rita Azevedo Gomes

Overview

Joáo Bénard da Costa, director of the Portuguese National Film Archives [deceased in 2009], interviews the dean of contemporaneous film directors [96-years-old then]. Two humanists of different philosophical backgrounds, both with their long, entire lives dedicated to culture in general (music, painting, literature) and to film in particular, discuss freely, sometimes haltingly, the director's power as a creator or a magician, the philosophy beyond particular scenes in classic movies, film technique, the importance of color, sound and music to films, art versus entertainment, and much more. Their talk takes place in a museum room, seating in front of "The Annunciation" (a 1510 oil painting by João Vaz, a Portuguese artist), which eventually leads to a discussion of 'Leonardo da Vinci', and the relationship between a trend-setter master and his disciples.

  1. Rita Azevedo Gomes

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Patrícia Saramago, Vítor Alves, Rita Azevedo Gomes

    Editor

  4. Luis Correia

    Producer



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