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Christopher Columbus, the Enigma

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A couple take a journey to prove the explorer's ancestry.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/28/2013
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A slight but oddly entertaining film about checking for the true identity of Christopher Columbus Go to Full Review
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11/23/2010 Slow-Moving Road Trip in Front of beautiful Panoramas on the Track of Christophre Colombre See more 02/07/2009 This theory of a Portuguese Columbus could be of course questioned, but the blending of personal and national identity with history is superb. See more 07/07/2008 Very Portuguese-centric but cinephiles all over the world still worship Manoel de Oliveira. Not bad but I still prefer No, or the Vain Glory to Command. See more 03/29/2008 After seeing many of Oliveira's films at a retrospective, I consider "Aniki Bobo" (1942), "Voyage to the Beginning of the World," (1997) and this one the best. His other work was tiring and didn't really have much of an effect for me. He is though the best looking 100 year old I've ever seen!! See more 03/27/2008 Amusing to see the movie directed by the oldest (99) active film director in the world. Manoel de Oliveira also plays an important role in the movie. He is old Manuel Luciano da Silva, a medical doctor who tried to prove Columbus was a Portuguese, and de Olivera's wife is the doctor's wife. See more 03/20/2008 I did enjoy this movie. It's just like an old grandpa (and probably a very patriotic Portuguese one!) telling stories as well as his views on some historical incidents. I don't understand some points of this movies, though... See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A couple take a journey to prove the explorer's ancestry.
Director
Manoel de Oliveira
Producer
Francois d'Artemare
Screenwriter
Manoel de Oliveira
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Runtime
1h 15m