The 15th Stone

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Manoel de Oliveira

Himself

Age : 106 | Popularity : 20%

João Bénard da Costa

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Rita Azevedo Gomes
Writing	Idea	Rita Azevedo Gomes
Editing	Editor	Rita Azevedo Gomes Patrícia Saramago Vítor Alves
Production	Producer	Luis Correia
Camera	Director of Photography	Leonardo Simões
Department	Role	Name

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