"Regarded as a modern master in Europe, on a par with Buñuel, Dreyer and Bresson (filmmakers to whom he is sometimes compared), [Manoel de] Oliveira is a more marginal figure in the United States," writes Dennis Lim. "BAMcinematek''s centennial retrospective. is an opportunity to take stock of a singular career and to catch some rarely screened films." Through March 30.

Related: "Like Jia Zhang-ke''s recent Still Life, Manoel de Oliveira''s new Christopher Columbus - The Enigma parallels a foreground story of personal changes and losses with a background one: how all has been lost to history," writes David Pratt-Robson.

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