The 15th Stone
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.
Year: 2007
Genre: Documentary
Studio: LX Filmes
Director: Rita Azevedo Gomes
Cast: Manoel de Oliveira, João Bénard da Costa
Crew: Patrícia Saramago (Editor), Luis Correia (Producer), Vítor Alves (Editor), Leonardo Simões (Director of Photography), Rita Azevedo Gomes (Director), Rita Azevedo Gomes (Editor)
Runtime: 121 minutes
Release: Oct 26, 2007
IMDb: 6.50/10 by 4 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Portugal
Language: Português
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : woman director
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