Director
Paulo Rocha
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). 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
Often works with
Isabel Ruth
7 titles together
The Green Years, Change of Life, River of Gold
João Bénard da Costa
6 titles together
Francisca, The Satin Slipper, The Sound of the Shaking Earth
Luís Miguel Cintra
6 titles together
The Satin Slipper, Island of Loves, If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
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Manuela de Freitas
6 titles together
Francisca, The Satin Slipper, The Sound of the Shaking Earth
Joana Bárcia
4 titles together
River of Gold, If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal, Vanity
João Pedro Bénard
4 titles together
River of Gold, If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal, The Sound of the Shaking Earth
Full filmography · 25
The Life of Mirrors
cast
2025
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
cast and Director
2013
Vanity
Director
2004
As Sereias
Director
2001
The Heart's Root
Director
2000
River of Gold
Director
1999
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
Director
1998
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Director and Writer
1995
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
cast
1994
On the Edge of the Horizon
cast
1993
Oliveira, l'architecte
Director
1993
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
Director
1993