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Paulo Rocha

Director

Paulo Rocha

Born December 22, 1935 in Porto, PortugalDied December 29, 201217 films

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.

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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

17 films as director
  1. 2013If I Were a Thief... I'd StealDirector
  2. 2004VanityDirector
  3. 2001As SereiasDirector
  4. 2000The Heart's RootDirector
  5. 1999River of GoldDirector
  6. 1998Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto EnganoDirector
  7. 1995Shohei Imamura: The Free ThinkerDirector
  8. 1993Oliveira, l'architecteDirector
  9. 1993Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em TokushimaDirector
  10. 1988Steel Mask Versus Blue AbyssDirector
  11. 1987The Mountains of the MoonDirector
  12. 1984A Ilha de MoraesDirector
  13. 1982Island of LovesDirector
  14. 1972A Pousada das ChagasDirector
  15. 1971Sever do Vouga... Uma ExperiênciaDirector
  16. 1967Change of LifeDirector
  17. 1963The Green YearsDirector