The 15th Stone (Movie)

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.

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1. Doomed Love (1979) (Movie) (2)
   

   Manoel de Oliveira...Narrator (voice)

   

   João Bénard da Costa...Comandante do Navio
2. No Tempo do Cinema (2006) (Movie) (2)
   

   João Bénard da Costa...Himself

   

   Manoel de Oliveira...Himself
3. No, or the Vain Glory of Command (1990) (Movie) (2)
   

   Manoel de Oliveira...Narrator

   

   João Bénard da Costa...Baron of Alvito (as Duarte de Almeida)
4. Oliveira, l'architecte (1993) (Movie) (2)
   

   Manoel de Oliveira...

   

   João Bénard da Costa...
5. Porto of My Childhood (2001) (Movie) (2)
   

   Manoel de Oliveira...Himself / Narrator / The Thief

   

   João Bénard da Costa...A Man
6. Sodankylä Forever (2010) (Movie) (2)
   

   Manoel de Oliveira...Self

   

   João Bénard da Costa...Self