Paulo Rocha
Directing
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
Behind the camera
2013If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Director & Screenplay
2004Vanity
Director
2001As Sereias
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2000The Heart's Root
Director & Screenplay
1999River of Gold
Director & Screenplay
1998Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
Director
1995Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Director & Writer
1993Oliveira, l'architecte
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1993Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
Director
1988Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Director & Screenplay
1987The Mountains of the Moon
Director & Screenplay
1984A Ilha de Moraes
Director & Writer
1982Island of Loves
Director & Screenplay
1972A Pousada das Chagas
Director
1971Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
Director
1967Change of Life
Director & Screenplay
1963The Green Years
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