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
Acting
Movie
Francisca
as Doctor
1981
Movie
On the Edge of the Horizon
1993
Movie
The Satin Slipper
as Premier Prête
1986
Movie
Island of Loves
as Camilo Pessanha
1982
Movie
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
as Hostel Doorman
1990
Movie
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013
Movie
A Ilha de Moraes
as Self
1984
Movie
Three Less Me
as The Melomaniac
1988
Movie
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1994
Movie
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986
Movie
Encontros
2006
Movie
Around Rocha’s Table
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Movie
The Life of Mirrors
2025
TV
História do Cinema Português
2001
Crew
Movie
The Green Years
Screenplay
1963
Movie
Change of Life
Director
1967
Movie
The Hunt
Assistant Director
1964
Movie
Island of Loves
Director
1982
Movie
Acto da Primavera
Archival Footage Research
1963
Movie
Xavier
Producer
1991
Movie
River of Gold
Director
1999
Movie
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Director
2013
Movie
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Screenplay
1988
Movie
The Mountains of the Moon
Producer
1987
Movie
The Heart's Root
Director
2000
Movie
A Ilha de Moraes
Director
1984