The oldest active film-maker in the world is still going strong at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. with 'The Strange Case of Angelica', a movie 64 years in the making.Many directors have to be patient while working n a film or project and Manoel de Oliveira is a perfect example. Born on December 11th, 1908, de Oliveira is one of the few directors who was alive for the sinking of the Titanic, the basis for one of the cinematic greats of the 20th century.
'The Strange Case of Angelica' has recently been changed to incorporate more recent issues like climate change and pollution. The script has been in the making since 1952.
De Oliveira's story is about Isaac, a Jewish photographer. Isaac gets a call in the middle of the night asking him to photograph a dead womans body and he immediately falls in love with and becomes obsessed with her image. De Oliveira stated "I thought of doing the film just after the second world war. Hitler had killed six million Jews and they were fleeing to Portugal to go to the States..."
His first film was made in 1931 and was set along the banks of the River Douro, the same setting as 'The Strange Case of Angelica.' He has said that Hollywod needs a "second youth".
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