Paulo Rocha
Known for: Directing
Born: December 22, 1935
Died: December 29, 2012
Place of birth: 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
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Filmography
36 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
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The Life of Mirrors
2025
NR
Around Rocha’s Table
2021
5.5
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013NR
Encontros
2006
7.0
The Conquest of Faro
2005
8.0
The Swimming Pool
2004
4.5
Vanity
2004
9.0
Querença
2004
NR
História do Cinema Português
2001
NR
As Sereias
2001
6.0
The Heart's Root
2000
7.1
River of Gold
1999
7.5
The Keeper of Herds
1999
9.0
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
1998
8.5
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1995
6.5
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1994
5.6
On the Edge of the Horizon
1993
7.0
Oliveira, l'architecte
1993
7.0
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
1993
6.9
Xavier
1991
6.9
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
1990
6.2
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1988
7.5
Three Less Me
1988
6.0
The Mountains of the Moon
1987
7.0
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986
7.6
The Satin Slipper
1986
5.2
A Ilha de Moraes
1984
6.5
Island of Loves
1982
7.0
Francisca
1981
6.0
A Pousada das Chagas
1972
7.0
Vilarinho das Furnas
1971
7.0
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1971
7.2
Change of Life
1967
7.1
The Hunt
1964
7.0
The Green Years
1963
6.0
Acto da Primavera
1963
7.3
Bread
1959