Paulo Rocha

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Paulo Rocha

Directing December 22, 1935

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).…

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Francisca

Francisca

7.0 1981 Movie
The Green Years

The Green Years

7.0 1963 Movie
Change of Life

Change of Life

7.1 1967 Movie
The Hunt

The Hunt

7.1 1964 Movie
The Satin Slipper

The Satin Slipper

7.6 1986 Movie
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

5.5 2013 Movie
Island of Loves

Island of Loves

6.5 1982 Movie
On the Edge of the Horizon

On the Edge of the Horizon

5.6 1993 Movie
Xavier

Xavier

6.9 1991 Movie
Acto da Primavera

Acto da Primavera

6.0 1963 Movie
River of Gold

River of Gold

7.1 1999 Movie
The Sound of the Shaking Earth

The Sound of the Shaking Earth

6.9 1990 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    The Life of Mirrors

    Movie

  2. 2021
    Around Rocha’s Table

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2013
    If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

    Movie

  4. 2006
    Encontros

    Movie

  5. 2005
    The Conquest of Faro

    Movie Producer

  6. 2004
    The Swimming Pool

    Movie Producer

  7. 2004
    Vanity

    Movie Director

  8. 2004
    Querença

    Movie Producer

  9. 2001
    História do Cinema Português

    TV show

  10. 2001
    As Sereias

    Movie Director

  11. 2000
    The Heart's Root

    Movie Director

  12. 1999
    River of Gold

    Movie Director

  13. 1999
    The Keeper of Herds

    Movie Producer

  14. 1998
    Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano

    Movie Director

  15. 1995
    Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker

    Movie Director

  16. 1994
    Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista

    Movie

More credits
  1. 1993
    On the Edge of the Horizon

    Movie

  2. 1993
    Oliveira, l'architecte

    Movie Director

  3. 1993
    Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima

    Movie Director

  4. 1991
    Xavier

    Movie Producer

  5. 1990
    The Sound of the Shaking Earth

    Movie Hostel Doorman

  6. 1988
    Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss

    Movie Director

  7. 1988
    Three Less Me

    Movie The Melomaniac

  8. 1987
    The Mountains of the Moon

    Movie Director

  9. 1986
    Passagem ou a Meio Caminho

    Movie

  10. 1986
    The Satin Slipper

    Movie Premier Prête

  11. 1984
    A Ilha de Moraes

    Movie Self

  12. 1982
    Island of Loves

    Movie Camilo Pessanha

  13. 1981
    Francisca

    Movie Doctor

  14. 1972
    A Pousada das Chagas

    Movie Director

  15. 1971
    Vilarinho das Furnas

    Movie Idea

  16. 1971
    Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência

    Movie Director

  17. 1967
    Change of Life

    Movie Director

  18. 1964
    The Hunt

    Movie Assistant Director

  19. 1963
    The Green Years

    Movie Director

  20. 1963
    Acto da Primavera

    Movie Archival Footage Research

  21. 1959
    Bread

    Movie Assistant Director Trainee