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
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Life of Mirrors
Character:
MOVIE • 2025
Around Rocha’s Table
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2021
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Character:
MOVIE • 2013
Encontros
Character:
MOVIE • 2006
História do Cinema Português
Character:
TV • 2001
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
Character:
MOVIE • 1994
On the Edge of the Horizon
Character:
MOVIE • 1993
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
Character: Hostel Doorman
MOVIE • 1990
Three Less Me
Character: The Melomaniac
MOVIE • 1988
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
Character:
MOVIE • 1986
The Satin Slipper
Character: Premier Prête
MOVIE • 1986
A Ilha de Moraes
Character: Self
MOVIE • 1984
Island of Loves
Character: Camilo Pessanha
MOVIE • 1982
Francisca
Character: Doctor
MOVIE • 1981
Crew
Crew Credits
Vilarinho das Furnas
Role: Idea
MOVIE • 2025
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2013
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2013
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2013
The Conquest of Faro
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2005
The Swimming Pool
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2004
Vanity
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2004
Vanity
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2004
Querença
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2004
As Sereias
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2001
The Heart's Root
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2000
The Heart's Root
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2000
The Heart's Root
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2000
The Keeper of Herds
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1999
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1998
River of Gold
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1998
River of Gold
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1998
River of Gold
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 1998
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1995
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1995