Paulo Rocha

Directing·Dec 22, 1935·Porto, Portugal

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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

Film	Credit
The Life of Mirrors2025 · Actor	Actor
Around Rocha’s Table2021 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal2013 · Actor, Director, Producer, Screenplay	Actor, Director, Producer, Screenplay
EEncontros2006 · Actor	Actor
The Conquest of Faro2005 · Producer	Producer
The Swimming Pool2004 · Producer	Producer
Vanity2004 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Querença2004 · Producer	Producer
As Sereias2001 · Director	Director
The Heart's Root2000 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
River of Gold1999 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Keeper of Herds1999 · Producer	Producer
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano1998 · Director	Director
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker1995 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista1994 · Actor	Actor
On the Edge of the Horizon1993 · Actor	Actor
Oliveira, l'architecte1993 · Director	Director
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima1993 · Director	Director
Xavier1991 · Producer	Producer
The Sound of the Shaking Earth1990 · Hostel Doorman	Hostel Doorman
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss1988 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Three Less Me1988 · The Melomaniac	The Melomaniac
The Mountains of the Moon1987 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho1986 · Actor	Actor
The Satin Slipper1986 · Premier Prête	Premier Prête
A Ilha de Moraes1984 · Self, Director, Writer	Self, Director, Writer
Island of Loves1982 · Camilo Pessanha, Director, Screenplay, Producer	Camilo Pessanha, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Francisca1981 · Doctor	Doctor
A Pousada das Chagas1972 · Director	Director
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência1971 · Director	Director
Change of Life1967 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Green Years1963 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay