Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 22, 1935
Died
Dec 29, 2012
Place of Birth
Porto, Portugal
Credits
37 titles
Paulo Rocha
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
The Life of Mirrors
Around Rocha’s Table
Self (archive footage)
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Encontros
The Conquest of Faro
Producer
The Swimming Pool
Producer
Querença
Producer
Vanity
Director
História do Cinema Português
As Sereias
Director
The Heart's Root
Producer
River of Gold
Director
The Keeper of Herds
Producer
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
Director
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Writer
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
On the Edge of the Horizon
Oliveira, l'architecte
Director
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
Director
Xavier
Producer
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
Hostel Doorman
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Producer
Three Less Me
The Melomaniac
The Mountains of the Moon
Producer
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
The Satin Slipper
Premier Prête
A Ilha de Moraes
Self
Island of Loves
Camilo Pessanha
Francisca
Doctor
A Pousada das Chagas
Director
Vilarinho das Furnas
Idea
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
Director
Change of Life
Director
The Hunt
Assistant Director
The Green Years
Director
Acto da Primavera
Archival Footage Research
Bread
Assistant Director Trainee