Paulo Rocha

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
- Directing
- Born
- 1935-12-22 · Porto, Portugal
- Died
- 2012-12-29
Known for
- Francisca (1981) — Doctor
- The Green Years (1963) — Screenplay
- Change of Life (1967) — Director
- The Hunt (1964) — Assistant Director
- The Satin Slipper (1986) — Premier Prête
- On the Edge of the Horizon (1993)
- Island of Loves (1982) — Camilo Pessanha
- Acto da Primavera (1963) — Archival Footage Research
- Xavier (1991) — Producer
- River of Gold (1999) — Director
- If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal (2013)
- The Sound of the Shaking Earth (1990) — Hostel Doorman
- Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss (1988) — Screenplay
- A Ilha de Moraes (1984) — Self
- Bread (1959) — Assistant Director Trainee
- The Mountains of the Moon (1987) — Producer