Manoel de Oliveira (1908-2015)

[Omensetter]

Per the Fortnight selection, I assumed it was Abraham's Valley and precisely that, but oh my gosh what news to wake up to.

The films ScreenDaily mentions include Aniki Bóbó, Rite of Spring, Doomed Love, The Cannibals, and The Divine Comedy. Otherwise, the Portuguese Cinemateca looks to finalize their Luxbox collection in 2025.

Abraham's Valley is actually my Letterboxd avatar, and there is a solid upload on the Portuguese Film Archive YouTube page (alongside No, or the Vainglory of Command), but I imagine one might want to rewatch this with the new restoration. If these arrive on disc, I have no idea where they will arrive, much like Béla Tarr with Arbelos, Criterion, and probably the Criterion Channel.

[andyli]

Capricci releases Abraham's Valley on blu-ray for November. Curiously it boasts a 2K restoration while according to a few posts above the film has a 4K restoration already.

[therewillbeblus]

Do we know for sure if it’s the original long cut?

[John Cope]

It would seem likely it is the long cut given the info here.

Edit: Then again, this order page would suggest otherwise (which would be a shame for sure). But wasn't Grasshopper going to release this over here?

[TodoModo]

I noticed it wasn't reported here on the forum, but it seems Epicenter Films already released the restored version of "Francisca" in blu-ray in November 2023 (description below says english subtitles as well). Capricci's "Abrahams' valley" seem to lack english subs though. I assume "Francisca" was not part of the 12 movies batch whose rights in France were acquired by Capricci.

https://www.amazon.fr/Francisca-Combo-B ... 759L&psc=1

[andyli]

Ten-film program "Mirror of Life: Manoel de Oliveira 1996--2004" starting today at BAM. All films are from "fresh restorations".

[amberry]

Immensely jealous of anyone getting to go to these on the big screen. Also worth noting that a handful are available online for free through September on Arte.