Paulo Rocha
Directing
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
Directing20
movieVanity
2004
Director
movieAs Sereias
2001
Director
movieThe Heart's Root
2000
Director
movieRiver of Gold
1999
Director
movieOliveira, l'architecte
1993
Director
movieA Ilha de Moraes
1984
Director
movieIsland of Loves
1982
Director
movieA Pousada das Chagas
1972
Director
movieChange of Life
1967
Director
movieThe Hunt
1964
Assistant Director
movieThe Green Years
1963
Director
movieActo da Primavera
1963
Assistant Director
movieBread
1959
Assistant Director Trainee
Acting14
movieAround Rocha’s Table
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Sound of the Shaking Earth
1990
Hostel Doorman
movieThree Less Me
1988
The Melomaniac
movieThe Satin Slipper
1986
Premier Prête
movieIsland of Loves
1982
Camilo Pessanha
movieFrancisca
1981
Doctor
Production11
movieThe Conquest of Faro
2005
Producer
movieThe Swimming Pool
2004
Producer
movieVanity
2004
Producer
movieQuerença
2004
Producer
movieThe Heart's Root
2000
Producer
movieThe Keeper of Herds
1999
Producer
movieXavier
1991
Producer
movieIsland of Loves
1982
Executive Producer, Producer
Writing11
movieIf I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013
Screenplay
movieThe Heart's Root
2000
Screenplay
movieRiver of Gold
1999
Screenplay
movieSteel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1988
Screenplay
movieThe Mountains of the Moon
1987
Screenplay
movieIsland of Loves
1982
Screenplay
movieChange of Life
1967
Screenplay
movieThe Green Years
1963
Screenplay
Editing4
movieRiver of Gold
1999
Editor
movieChange of Life
1967
Editor
movieActo da Primavera
1963
Archival Footage Research