Directing
Paulo Rocha
PT, EN, FR cinema · 36 credits
Born
22 December 1935
Died
29 December 2012 (aged 77)
Birthplace
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
Known for
Filmography
Around Rocha’s Table
as Self (archive footage)
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Actor, Producer, Director, Screenplay
The Conquest of Faro
Producer
Vanitas
Director, Producer
The Swimming Pool
Producer
Querença
Producer
As Sereias
Director
The Heart's Root
Producer, Screenplay, Director
River of Gold
Director, Screenplay, Editor
The Keeper of Herds
Producer
Shohei Imamura: The Freethinker
Writer, Director
Xavier
Producer
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
as Hostel Doorman
Three Less Me
as The Melomaniac
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Producer, Director, Screenplay
The Mountains of the Moon
Producer, Director, Screenplay
The Satin Slipper
as Premier Prête
A Ilha de Moraes
as Self, Director, Writer
Island of Loves
as Camilo Pessanha, Director, Executive Producer, Producer, Screenplay
Francisca
as Doctor
A Pousada das Chagas
Director
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
Director, Editor
Change of Life
Director, Screenplay, Editor
The Hunt
Assistant Director
The Green Years
Director, Screenplay
Acto da Primavera
Archival Footage Research, Assistant Director
Bread
Assistant Director Trainee