Paulo Rocha
Known For
Directing
Born
1935-12-22 in Porto, Portugal
Died
2012-12-29
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 time and again Jean Renoir and 'Kenzo Mizoguchi' films than in academic film studies
Most Known For
Encontros
História do Cinema Português
Francisca
as Doctor
On the Edge of the Horizon
The Satin Slipper
as Premier Prête
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
The Life of Mirrors
Around Rocha’s Table
as Self (archive footage)
Three Less Me
as The Melomaniac
Island of Loves
as Camilo Pessanha
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
as Hostel Doorman
A Ilha de Moraes
as Self
