Paulo Rocha
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 22, 1935, Porto, Portugal
- Died
- December 29, 2012
- Movies
- 35
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
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2025 | The Life of Mirrors | |
| 2021 | Around Rocha’s Table | Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal | |
| 2006 | Encontros | |
| 1994 | Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista | |
| 1993 | On the Edge of the Horizon | |
| 1990 | The Sound of the Shaking Earth | Hostel Doorman |
| 1988 | Three Less Me | The Melomaniac |
| 1986 | Passagem ou a Meio Caminho | |
| 1986 | The Satin Slipper | Premier Prête |
| 1984 | A Ilha de Moraes | Self |
| 1982 | Island of Loves | Camilo Pessanha |
| 1981 | Francisca | Doctor |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2013 | If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2005 | The Conquest of Faro | Producer |
| 2004 | Vanitas | Director, Producer |
| 2004 | The Swimming Pool | Producer |
| 2004 | Querença | Producer |
| 2001 | As Sereias | Director |
| 2000 | The Heart's Root | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1999 | River of Gold | Director, Screenplay |
| 1999 | The Keeper of Herds | Producer |
| 1998 | Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano | Director |
| 1995 | Shohei Imamura: The Freethinker | Director, Writer |
| 1993 | Oliveira, l'architecte | Director |
| 1993 | Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima | Director |
| 1991 | Xavier | Producer |
| 1988 | Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1987 | The Mountains of the Moon | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 1984 | A Ilha de Moraes | Director, Writer |
| 1982 | Island of Loves | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1972 | A Pousada das Chagas | Director |
| 1971 | Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência | Director |
| 1967 | Change of Life | Director, Screenplay |
| 1963 | The Green Years | Director, Screenplay |
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