Paulo Rocha
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
Directed (17)
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
Acting (13)
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