Paulo Rocha
Directing
1935-12-22 · Porto, Portugal
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
Filmography
The Life of Mirrors
2025 · Movie
Around Rocha’s Table
2021 · Movie
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013 · Movie
Encontros
2006 · Movie
The Conquest of Faro
2005 · Movie
The Swimming Pool
2004 · Movie
Querença
2004 · Movie
Vanity
2004 · Movie
História do Cinema Português
2001 · Series
As Sereias
2001 · Movie
The Heart's Root
2000 · Movie
River of Gold
1999 · Movie
The Keeper of Herds
1999 · Movie
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
1998 · Movie
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1995 · Movie
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1994 · Movie
On the Edge of the Horizon
1993 · Movie
Oliveira, l'architecte
1993 · Movie
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
1993 · Movie
Xavier
1991 · Movie
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
1990 · Movie
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1988 · Movie
Three Less Me
1988 · Movie
The Mountains of the Moon
1987 · Movie
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986 · Movie
The Satin Slipper
1986 · Movie
A Ilha de Moraes
1984 · Movie
Island of Loves
1982 · Movie
Francisca
1981 · Movie
A Pousada das Chagas
1972 · Movie
Vilarinho das Furnas
1971 · Movie
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1971 · Movie
Change of Life
1967 · Movie
The Hunt
1964 · Movie
The Green Years
1963 · Movie
Acto da Primavera
1963 · Movie
Bread
1959 · Movie