Person

Paulo Rocha

Directing · 1935–2012 · Porto, Portugal

Biography

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

Filmography

2025The Life of Mirrors
2021Around Rocha’s TableSelf (archive footage)
2013If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2006Encontros
2005The Conquest of FaroProducer
2004The Swimming PoolProducer
2004VanityDirector
2004QuerençaProducer
2001História do Cinema Português
2001As SereiasDirector
2000The Heart's RootDirector
1999River of GoldDirector
1999The Keeper of HerdsProducer
1998Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto EnganoDirector
1995Shohei Imamura: The Free ThinkerDirector
1994Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1993On the Edge of the Horizon
1993Oliveira, l'architecteDirector
1993Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em TokushimaDirector
1991XavierProducer
1990The Sound of the Shaking EarthHostel Doorman
1988Steel Mask Versus Blue AbyssScreenplay
1988Three Less MeThe Melomaniac
1987The Mountains of the MoonProducer
1986Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986The Satin SlipperPremier Prête
1984A Ilha de MoraesSelf
1982Island of LovesCamilo Pessanha
1981FranciscaDoctor
1972A Pousada das ChagasDirector
1971Vilarinho das FurnasIdea
1971Sever do Vouga... Uma ExperiênciaDirector
1967Change of LifeDirector
1964The HuntAssistant Director
1963The Green YearsScreenplay
1963Acto da PrimaveraArchival Footage Research
1959BreadAssistant Director Trainee

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