Paulo Rocha
Directing
December 22, 1935
Died December 29, 2012 (77 years old)
Porto, Portugal
14
Acting Credits
17
Directed
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 ti...
Known For
Filmography
The Life of Mirrors
2025
Around Rocha’s Table
2021
as Self (archive footage)
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013
5.5
Encontros
2006
História do Cinema Português
2001
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1994
6.5
On the Edge of the Horizon
1993
5.6
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
1990
as Hostel Doorman
6.9
Three Less Me
1988
as The Melomaniac
7.5
The Satin Slipper
1986
as Premier Prête
7.6
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986
7
A Ilha de Moraes
1984
as Self
5.2
Island of Loves
1982
as Camilo Pessanha
6.5
Francisca
1981
as Doctor
7