
Directing
Born December 22, 1935 · Porto, Portugal
Paulo Rocha was born on December 22, 1935 in Porto, Portugal. He was a director and producer, known for A Ilha dos Amores (1982), O Rio do Ouro (1998) and A Raiz do Coração(2000). He died on December 29, 2012 in Porto. Abandoned Lisbon Law School to dedicate himself to the movies, and founded Cine-Clube de Lisboa (CCC) with Nuno de Bragança, João Bénard da Costa, Pedro Tamen and Alberto Vaz da Silva. In 1962, concluded his studies at IDHEC, Paris, France, but he says he learned more watching time and again Jean Renoir and 'Kenzo Mizoguchi' films than in academic film studies

If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013

Vanity
2004

As Sereias
2001

The Heart's Root
2000

Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
1998

River of Gold
1998

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1995

Oliveira, l'architecte
1993

Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
1993

Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1988

The Mountains of the Moon
1987

A Ilha de Moraes
1984

Island of Loves
1982

A Pousada das Chagas
1972

Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1971

Change of Life
1967

The Green Years
1963

The Life of Mirrors
2025

Around Rocha’s Table
2021

If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013
Encontros
2006

Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1994

On the Edge of the Horizon
1993

The Sound of the Shaking Earth
1990

Three Less Me
1988

Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986

The Satin Slipper
1986

A Ilha de Moraes
1984

Island of Loves
1982

Francisca
1981