Directing
Paulo Rocha
Born 1935-12-22 · Porto, Portugal · Died 2012-12-29
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
The Satin Slipper
Francisca
The Green Years
On the Edge of the Horizon
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
Oliveira, l'architecte
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
The Hunt
River of Gold
Acto da Primavera
The Mountains of the Moon
The Conquest of Faro
The Swimming Pool
Querença
A Ilha de Moraes
O Guardador de Rebanhos
Change of Life
Around Rocha’s Table
Vanity
O Pão
As Sereias
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
Island of Loves
The Heart's Root
Three Less Me
A Pousada das Chagas