The 15th Stone (A 15ª Pedra) 17 years old

Manoel de Oliveira and João Bénard da Costa in a conversation filmed by Rita Azevedo Gomes

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.

Credits

The 15th Stone Cast

Name	Character
Manoel de Oliveira He was 98, 106 years old when he died	as Himself

The 15th Stone Crew

Name	Department
Rita Azevedo Gomes as Director. She was 55 (now 72) years old	Directing
Rita Azevedo Gomes as Editor. She was 55 (now 72) years old	Editing
Rita Azevedo Gomes as Idea. She was 55 (now 72) years old	Writing