The Artist and the City backdrop

The Artist and the City 1956 Directed by Manoel de Oliveira O Pintor e a Cidade

The painter António Cruz wanders around the city of Porto painting what he sees: old and modern buildings, people arriving and leaving work in the factories, children playing. The impressionist realism of Cruz’s drawings dissolves into Oliveira’s vision of Porto, which at the same time portrays the painter and his work.

Country Portugal
Production Country Portugal
Language Portuguese
Gnere Documentary
Release Date 26 November 1956
26 mins