Douro, Faina Fluvial (1931)

Directed by

Manoel de Oliveira

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

Portugal

Runtime

18 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent documentary shows daily life and work along the Douro River in Porto, Portugal. It captures laborers, boats, and industry in the early 1930s.

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What happens

Douro, Faina Fluvial (Labor on the Douro River) is a 1931 Portuguese documentary short film. It was the first film directed by Manoel de Oliveira and is a portrait of his hometown of Porto and the labor and industry that takes place along the city's main river, the Douro River. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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