
Paulo Rocha
Born: 1935-12-22
Place of birth: 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
Filmography

Querença
2004

Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
1998

Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1995

The Swimming Pool
2004

The Keeper of Herds
1999

Three Less Me
1988

The Satin Slipper
1986

Bread
1959

Change of Life
1967

River of Gold
1999

The Hunt
1964

The Conquest of Faro
2005

Oliveira, l'architecte
1993

Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
1993

Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986

Francisca
1981

Vilarinho das Furnas
1971

Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1971