Press kit (in French) for Gebo available: http://www.epicentrefilms.com/fichier/1 ... presse.pdf

Contains several interviews with Oliveira and the actors.

Wednesday, Sept. 19: Oliveira appears in person in Lissabon, before the General Assembly of the Republic, giving a short speech before a screening of Gebo and the Shadow and an outdoor screening of Aniki-Bobo:
http://cinema.sapo.pt/magazine/noticia/ ... assembleia - gallery of nine photos
http://m.publico.pt/Detail/1563769
http://www.dn.pt/inicio/artes/interior. ... cao=Cinema

Oliveira looks frail, but, anyway, encouraging news following his brief hospitalization in July and his non-appearances at the Venice Film Festival and the Paris preview of Gebo, due either to health issues or to pre-production on his new film The Devil´s Church, most likely a bit of both.

Gebo et l´ombre awarded Special Jury Prize, Abu Dhabi International Film Festival.

Info in Portuguese here:
http://www.c7nema.net/index.php?option= ... =f-default.

Oliveira´s Francisca and Satin Slipper screens in 35mm at this year´s Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival.

Satin Slipper is said to be distributed in Portugal by Lusomundo. Good news. They´re open to releasing Oliveira films on DVD with English subtitles.

Francisca distributed by Rank Filmes.

The anthology film Invisible World (Mundo invisível) finally released at Rome Film Festival. Reviewed in Variety.

Oliveira shot his contribution (Do visível ao invisível) several years ago (included in the Oliveira 22-dvd box from Lusomundo).

Has Cinema Guild picked up Gebo? Just noticed that the Epicentre DVD has English subs, but would rather hold for a likely superior (and maybe Blu?) release from CG.

In case it hasn't been mentioned yet, Epicentre's DVD of Cristóvão Colombo also seems to be English-friendly.

I ordered the DVD of Gebo directly from Epicentre more than a month ago but have yet to receive it. If I ever do I will post a follow up on quality. As far as I know Cinema Guild has no plans for this film theatrically. I'm not sure what that implies about eventual video release plans. I suspect it will receive a less elaborate edition than the last two films regardless of who releases it. I'd also recommend the Portuguese DVD of Cristóvão Colombo as it too contains English subs, though if it is the same edition as the one in the box set (and I would assume that it is) the tragedy then is that the extended accompanying interview with MO has no subs. This seems a kind of arbitrary thing with these Portuguese DVDs as many of the other individual versions of his films from the same company have all the extensive extras subbed so just be forewarned.