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Director
Paulo Rocha
- Born December 22, 1935 in Porto, Portugal
- Died December 29, 2012
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
Francisca1981
The Green Years1963
Change of Life1967
The Hunt1964
The Satin Slipper1986
On the Edge of the Horizon1993
Island of Loves1982
Acto da Primavera1963
Filmography
- 2025The Life of MirrorsFilm
- 2021Around Rocha’s TableFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2013If I Were a Thief... I'd StealFilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- 2006EncontrosFilm
- 2005The Conquest of FaroFilmProducer
- 2004VanitasFilmDirector, Producer
- 2004The Swimming PoolFilmProducer
- 2004QuerençaFilmProducer
- 2001História do Cinema PortuguêsSeries
- 2001As SereiasFilmDirector
- 2000The Heart's RootFilmDirector, Screenplay, Producer
- 1999River of GoldFilmDirector, Screenplay, Editor
- 1999The Keeper of HerdsFilmProducer
- 1998Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto EnganoFilmDirector
- 1995Shohei Imamura: The FreethinkerFilmDirector, Writer
- 1994Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de VistaFilm
- 1993On the Edge of the HorizonFilm
- 1993Oliveira, l'architecteFilmDirector
- 1993Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em TokushimaFilmDirector
- 1991XavierFilmProducer
- 1990The Sound of the Shaking EarthFilmHostel Doorman
- 1988Steel Mask Versus Blue AbyssFilmDirector, Screenplay, Producer
- 1988Three Less MeFilmThe Melomaniac
- 1987The Mountains of the MoonFilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- 1986The Satin SlipperFilmPremier Prête
- 1986Passagem ou a Meio CaminhoFilm
- 1984A Ilha de MoraesFilmSelf, Director, Writer
- 1982Island of LovesFilmCamilo Pessanha, Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Producer
- 1981FranciscaFilmDoctor
- 1972A Pousada das ChagasFilmDirector
- 1971Sever do Vouga... Uma ExperiênciaFilmDirector, Editor
- 1971Vilarinho das FurnasFilmIdea
- 1967Change of LifeFilmDirector, Screenplay, Editor
- 1964The HuntFilmAssistant Director
- 1963The Green YearsFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1963Acto da PrimaveraFilmArchival Footage Research, Assistant Director
- 1959BreadFilmAssistant Director Trainee