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Paulo Rocha

Paulo Rocha

Director, editor and writer · Died December 29, 2012, aged 77 · 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

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 22, 1935
Died
December 29, 2012 (aged 77)
From
Porto, Portugal
Works as
Director, editor and writer
Titles
2 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 2% in 30 days

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Filmography

36 credits, 2 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Life of Mirrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Actor

  • Encontros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Conquest of Faro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • The Swimming Pool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Querença (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Producer

  • Vanity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Producer

  • As Sereias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • História do Cinema Português (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Heart's Root (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • River of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

  • The Keeper of Herds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

  • Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • On the Edge of the Horizon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Oliveira, l'architecte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Xavier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Producer

  • The Sound of the Shaking Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Hostel Doorman

  • Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Three Less Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as The Melomaniac

  • The Mountains of the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

  • Passagem ou a Meio Caminho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • The Satin Slipper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Premier Prête

  • A Ilha de Moraes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director · Writer · as Self

  • Island of Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer · Screenplay · as Camilo Pessanha

  • Francisca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Doctor

  • A Pousada das Chagas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Vilarinho das Furnas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Idea

  • Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Editor

  • Change of Life(1966)

    Director · Editor · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Assistant Director

  • The Green Years(1963)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Acto da Primavera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Archival Footage Research · Assistant Director

  • Bread (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Assistant Director Trainee

Career shape

Highest rated

The Green Years (1963)

Midcredits 89th