Paulo Rocha
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 22, 1935
- Died
- December 29, 2012
- Birthplace
- 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). 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
The Life of Mirrors 2025
Actor
Around Rocha’s Table 2021
as Self (archive footage)
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal 2013
Actor, Producer, Director, Screenplay
- Encontros
Encontros 2006
Actor
The Conquest of Faro 2005
Producer
Vanitas 2004
Director, Producer
The Swimming Pool 2004
Producer
Querença 2004
Producer
As Sereias 2001
Director
The Heart's Root 2000
Producer, Screenplay, Director
River of Gold 1999
Director, Screenplay, Editor
The Keeper of Herds 1999
Producer
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano 1998
Director
Shohei Imamura: The Freethinker 1995
Writer, Director
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista 1994
Actor
On the Edge of the Horizon 1993
Actor
Oliveira, l'architecte 1993
Director
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima 1993
Director
Xavier 1991
Producer
The Sound of the Shaking Earth 1990
as Hostel Doorman
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss 1988
Producer, Director, Screenplay
Three Less Me 1988
as The Melomaniac
The Mountains of the Moon 1987
Producer, Director, Screenplay
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho 1986
Actor
The Satin Slipper 1986
as Premier Prête
A Ilha de Moraes 1984
as Self, Director, Writer
Island of Loves 1982
as Camilo Pessanha, Director, Executive Producer, Producer, Screenplay
Francisca 1981
as Doctor
A Pousada das Chagas 1972
Director
Vilarinho das Furnas 1971
Idea
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência 1971
Director, Editor
Change of Life 1967
Director, Screenplay, Editor
The Hunt 1964
Assistant Director
The Green Years 1963
Director, Screenplay
Acto da Primavera 1963
Archival Footage Research, Assistant Director
Bread 1959
Assistant Director Trainee
Credits from TMDB.