Paulo Rocha
Biography
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
Acting (12 movies)
Francisca
1981
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013
A Ilha de Moraes
1984
The Satin Slipper
1986
Island of Loves
1982
Three Less Me
1988
On the Edge of the Horizon
1993
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
1990
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1994
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986
Around Rocha’s Table
2021
The Life of Mirrors
2025
Directing (17 movies)
River of Gold
1998
The Green Years
1963
Island of Loves
1982
The Mountains of the Moon
1987
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1971
A Pousada das Chagas
1972
The Heart's Root
2000
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1988
A Ilha de Moraes
1984
Change of Life
1967
Vanity
2004
As Sereias
2001
Oliveira, l'architecte
1993
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
1993
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
1998
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1995
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Green Years | 1963 | Screenplay |
| Change of Life | 1967 | Screenplay |
| Island of Loves | 1982 | Executive Producer |
| Island of Loves | 1982 | Screenplay |
| Island of Loves | 1982 | Producer |
| A Ilha de Moraes | 1984 | Writer |
| The Mountains of the Moon | 1987 | Producer |
| The Mountains of the Moon | 1987 | Screenplay |
| Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss | 1988 | Screenplay |
| Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss | 1988 | Producer |
| Xavier | 1991 | Producer |
| Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker | 1995 | Writer |
| River of Gold | 1998 | Screenplay |
| The Keeper of Herds | 1999 | Producer |
| The Heart's Root | 2000 | Producer |
| The Heart's Root | 2000 | Screenplay |
| Vanity | 2004 | Producer |
| Querença | 2004 | Producer |
| The Swimming Pool | 2004 | Producer |
| The Conquest of Faro | 2005 | Producer |
| If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal | 2013 | Producer |
| If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal | 2013 | Screenplay |