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Paulo Rocha
Born
22 December 1935
Died
29 December 2012
Place
Porto, Portugal
Directing

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

As director

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

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

2013 · Director
Vanity

Vanity

2004 · Director
As Sereias

As Sereias

2001 · Director
The Heart's Root

The Heart's Root

2000 · Director
River of Gold

River of Gold

1999 · Director
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano

Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano

1998 · Director
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

1995 · Director
Oliveira, l'architecte

Oliveira, l'architecte

1993 · Director
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima

Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima

1993 · Director
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss

Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss

1988 · Director
The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon

1987 · Director
A Ilha de Moraes

A Ilha de Moraes

1984 · Director
Island of Loves

Island of Loves

1982 · Director
A Pousada das Chagas

A Pousada das Chagas

1972 · Director
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência

Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência

1971 · Director
Change of Life

Change of Life

1967 · Director
The Green Years

The Green Years

1963 · Director

As actor

The Life of Mirrors

The Life of Mirrors

2025
Around Rocha’s Table

Around Rocha’s Table

2021 · Self (archive footage)
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

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

2013

Encontros

2006
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista

Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista

1994
On the Edge of the Horizon

On the Edge of the Horizon

1993
The Sound of the Shaking Earth

The Sound of the Shaking Earth

1990 · Hostel Doorman
Three Less Me

Three Less Me

1988 · The Melomaniac
The Satin Slipper

The Satin Slipper

1986 · Premier Prête
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho

Passagem ou a Meio Caminho

1986
A Ilha de Moraes

A Ilha de Moraes

1984 · Self
Island of Loves

Island of Loves

1982 · Camilo Pessanha
Francisca

Francisca

1981 · Doctor