Paulo Rocha
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
Known for
DirectingBirthday
December 22, 1935Deathday
December 29, 2012Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
38Place of birth
Porto, Portugal
Cast credits
Francisca
Doctor
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
The Satin Slipper
Premier Prête
Island of Loves
Camilo Pessanha
Three Less Me
The Melomaniac
On the Edge of the Horizon
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
Hostel Doorman
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
Around Rocha’s Table
Self (archive footage)
A Ilha de Moraes
SelfCrew credits
River of Gold
Director, Screenplay, Editor
The Mountains of the Moon
Director, Producer, Screenplay
The Green Years
Director, Screenplay
Island of Loves
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Executive Producer
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Director, Producer, Screenplay
A Ilha de Moraes
Director, Writer
Change of Life
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Vanity
Director, Producer
As Sereias
Director
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
Director, Editor
A Pousada das Chagas
Director
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Director, Screenplay, Producer
The Heart's Root
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Oliveira, l'architecte
Director
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
Director
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
Director
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Director, Writer
The Hunt
Assistant Director
The Conquest of Faro
Producer
The Swimming Pool
Producer
Querença
ProducerImages
