Paulo Rocha
December 22, 1935 (88 years old) in 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
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · Around Rocha’s Table as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal as
- 2006 · Encontros as
- 1994 · Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista as
- 1993 · On the Edge of the Horizon as
- 1990 · The Sound of the Shaking Earth as Hostel Doorman
- 1988 · Three Less Me as The Melomaniac
- 1986 · Passagem ou a Meio Caminho as
- 1986 · The Satin Slipper as Premier Prête
- 1984 · A Ilha de Moraes as Self
- 1982 · Island of Loves as Camilo Pessanha
- 1981 · Francisca as Doctor