Paulo Rocha
Directing · 77 years old
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
The Satin Slipper
Premier Prête
Francisca
Doctor
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
Hostel Doorman
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
Island of Loves
Camilo Pessanha
Three Less Me
The Melomaniac
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
A Ilha de Moraes
Self
On the Edge of the Horizon
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
Around Rocha’s Table
Self (archive footage)
The Life of Mirrors
História do Cinema Português
Behind the Scenes
Change of Life
Director
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Director
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Writer
The Green Years
Director
Xavier
Producer
River of Gold
Director
Island of Loves
Director
Island of Loves
Producer
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Producer
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Director
The Heart's Root
Director
The Heart's Root
Producer