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

Francisca

as Doctor

On the Edge of the Horizon

The Satin Slipper

as Premier Prête

Island of Loves

as Camilo Pessanha

The Sound of the Shaking Earth

as Hostel Doorman

If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

A Ilha de Moraes

as Self

Three Less Me

as The Melomaniac

Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista

Passagem ou a Meio Caminho