Paulo Rocha

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1935-12-22

Deathday 2012-12-29 (77 years old)

Place of Birth Porto, Portugal

Paulo Rocha

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

Known For

Director

2004
Vanity

as Director

2001
As Sereias

as Director

2000
The Heart's Root

as Director

1998
River of Gold

as Director

1993
1984
A Ilha de Moraes

as Director

1982
Island of Loves

as Director

1972
1967
Change of Life

as Director

1964
The Hunt

as Assistant Director

1963
The Green Years

as Director

1959
O Pão

as Assistant Director Trainee

Producer

2005
2004
Vanity

as Producer

2004
The Swimming Pool

as Producer

2004
Querença

as Producer

2000
The Heart's Root

as Producer

1999
1991
Xavier

as Producer

1982
Island of Loves

as Executive Producer

1982
Island of Loves

as Producer

Actor

Writer

2000
The Heart's Root

as Screenplay

1998
River of Gold

as Screenplay

1987
1984
1982
Island of Loves

as Screenplay

1967
Change of Life

as Screenplay

1963
The Green Years

as Screenplay

Editor

1998
River of Gold

as Editor

1967
Change of Life

as Editor

1963
Acto da Primavera

as Archival Footage Research