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[quote] In 1963, he reemerged as a major director with his seminal documentary O Acto de Primavera/Rite of Spring, an account of peasants staging an annual passion play. The film marked a turning point for Oliveira; instead of focusing on realism, it reflected his belief that cinema existed as a means of preserving the theater.

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In his masterly Rite of Spring (Acto de Primavera) (1963), a passion play sans passion, Oliveira depicted characters for whom the Christian teaching had ceased to have a living meaning and purpose, who were reciting words whose meanings they barely comprehended.[/quote]

Quality is not that great. It fairly impressed me when I saw it, back then...
I guess it may have been the first "experimental" movie I saw, so blame it on this...

Acto de Primavera (Manoel de Oliveira 1963)(TVRip VOSITA).avi