| The Artist and the City | |
| Director: | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Producer: | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Starring: | António Cruz |
| Music: | Luís Rodrigues |
| Cinematography: | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Editing: | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Runtime: | 26 min |
| Country: | Portugal |
The Artist and the City (Portuguese: O Pintor e a Cidade) is a 1956 short Portuguese documentary film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. The film shows a series of watercolor paintings by Portuguese artist António Cruz of what he sees while walking through different parts of the city of Porto.[1] It was the first color film directed by Oliveira.[2] Oliveira considers it forms a trilogy about the Douro and Porto, with Douro, Faina Fluvial and Aniki-Bóbó[3]