Paulo Rocha
Director
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
Filmography
Francisca
as Doctor 1981
On the Edge of the Horizon
1993
The Satin Slipper
as Premier Prête 1986
Island of Loves
as Camilo Pessanha 1982
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
as Hostel Doorman 1990
A Ilha de Moraes
as Self 1984
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1994
Three Less Me
as The Melomaniac 1988
Encontros
2006
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986
Around Rocha’s Table
as Self (archive footage) 2021