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What an amazing age to get to - and even more so when in possession of all his marbles right up to the end. Interesting to learn that he'd only done two complete features before the age of fifty-five, so there's hope for us late developers... although he did also do stuff like "sport", which probably gave him an advantage when it came to health.
When someone really old dies, I often think "What was happening in the world when he was the age I am now?" - and in this case, well, loads of stuff - including the fact that it would have been more or less the year of my birth.
So how come if I live to be 106, the time between now and when I die will seem a lot shorter than the time it took me to reach half that age? Why does the snowball of time just keep getting bigger and faster? Can't I pretend tomorrow to be reborn and live life anew until I'm 106? I don't think it works that way somehow.
Sorry for drawing attention away from Manuel de Oliveira's passing and turning it into a speculation about our (correction, MY) perception of time - although come to think of it, perhaps the idea might even have interested the late artist himself.
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Simply mind-blowing to realize he had been dabbling with film since 1927 - the silent era! - and had been continually making movies up until last year. I'm not even half way to 106, yet I wish I had his energy! R.I.P.
I'm only familiar with his more recent work such as The Strange Case of Angelica and Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl. I would like to be able to find his Belle de Jour sequel along with his much earlier stuff.
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I think this just shows that if you're born with an artistic sensbility, it will never really go away. It's not like a regular job you retire from.
Well, there are exceptions to that. I know of several people who left their "artistic" career and started something completely different.
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