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
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Filmography
all 35
Movies 35
Director 19
Producer 5
self 1
Writer 1
Self (archive footage)
Around Rocha’s Table (2021)
Movie
Director
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal (2013)
Movie
Encontros (2006)
Movie
Producer
The Conquest of Faro (2005)
Movie
Producer
The Swimming Pool (2004)
Movie
Director
Vanity (2004)
Movie
Producer
Querença (2004)
Movie
Director
As Sereias (2001)
Movie
Director
The Heart's Root (2000)
Movie
Producer
The Keeper of Herds (1999)
Movie
Director
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano (1998)
Movie
Director
River of Gold (1998)
Movie
Director
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker (1995)
Movie
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista (1994)
Movie
On the Edge of the Horizon (1993)
Movie
Director
Oliveira, l'architecte (1993)
Movie
Director
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima (1993)
Movie
Producer
Xavier (1991)
Movie
Hostel Doorman
The Sound of the Shaking Earth (1990)
Movie
Director
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss (1988)
Movie
The Melomaniac
Three Less Me (1988)
Movie
Director
The Mountains of the Moon (1987)
Movie
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho (1986)
Movie
Premier Prête
The Satin Slipper (1985)
Movie
Director
A Ilha de Moraes (1984)
Movie
Director
Island of Loves (1982)
Movie
Doctor
Francisca (1981)
Movie
Director
A Pousada das Chagas (1972)
Movie
Writer
Vilarinho das Furnas (1971)
Movie
Director
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência (1971)
Movie
Director
Change of Life (1967)
Movie
Assistant Director
The Hunt (1964)
Movie
Director
The Green Years (1963)
Movie
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Archival Footage Research
Acto da Primavera (1963)
Movie
Assistant Director Trainee
O Pão (1959)
Movie
Ratings
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1982
1993
1988
2021
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1935-12-22
Deathday2012-12-29 (77 years old)
Birth PlacePorto, Portugal
CitizenshipsPortugal
AwardsGrand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry
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