A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Porto, Portugal
Born:
December 22, 1935
Died:
December 29, 2012
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
Archival Footage Research:
1963 Acto da Primavera
Assistant Director:
1963 Acto da Primavera
1964 The Hunt
Assistant Director Trainee:
1959 O Pão
1963 Acto da Primavera
1964 The Hunt
Director:
1959 O Pão
1963 Acto da Primavera
1963 The Green Years
1964 The Hunt
1967 Change of Life
1971 Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1972 A Pousada das Chagas
1982 Island of Loves
1984 A Ilha de Moraes
1987 The Mountains of the Moon
1988 Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1993 Oliveira, l'architecte
1993 Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
1995 Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1998 Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
1998 River of Gold
2000 The Heart's Root
2001 As Sereias
2004 Vanity
2013 If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Editor:
1959 O Pão
1963 Acto da Primavera
1963 The Green Years
1964 The Hunt
1967 Change of Life
1971 Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1972 A Pousada das Chagas
1982 Island of Loves
1984 A Ilha de Moraes
1987 The Mountains of the Moon
1988 Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1993 Oliveira, l'architecte
1993 Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
1995 Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1998 Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
1998 River of Gold
2000 The Heart's Root
2001 As Sereias
2004 Vanity
2013 If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Executive Producer:
1959 O Pão
1963 Acto da Primavera
1963 The Green Years
1964 The Hunt
1967 Change of Life
1971 Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1972 A Pousada das Chagas
1982 Island of Loves
1984 A Ilha de Moraes
1987 The Mountains of the Moon
1988 Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1993 Oliveira, l'architecte
1993 Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
1995 Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1998 Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
1998 River of Gold
2000 The Heart's Root
2001 As Sereias
2004 Vanity
2013 If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Idea:
1959 O Pão
1963 Acto da Primavera
1963 The Green Years
1964 The Hunt
1967 Change of Life
1971 Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1971 Vilarinho das Furnas
1972 A Pousada das Chagas
1982 Island of Loves
1984 A Ilha de Moraes
1987 The Mountains of the Moon
1988 Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1993 Oliveira, l'architecte
1993 Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
1995 Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1998 Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
1998 River of Gold
2000 The Heart's Root
2001 As Sereias
2004 Vanity
2013 If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Producer:
1959 O Pão
1963 Acto da Primavera
1963 The Green Years
1964 The Hunt
1967 Change of Life
1971 Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1971 Vilarinho das Furnas
1972 A Pousada das Chagas
1982 Island of Loves
1984 A Ilha de Moraes
1987 The Mountains of the Moon
1988 Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1991 Xavier
1993 Oliveira, l'architecte
1993 Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
1995 Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1998 Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
1998 River of Gold
1999 The Keeper of Herds
2000 The Heart's Root
2001 As Sereias
2004 Querença
2004 The Swimming Pool
2004 Vanity
2005 The Conquest of Faro
2013 If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Screenplay:
1959 O Pão
1963 Acto da Primavera
1963 The Green Years
1964 The Hunt
1967 Change of Life
1971 Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1971 Vilarinho das Furnas
1972 A Pousada das Chagas
1982 Island of Loves
1984 A Ilha de Moraes
1987 The Mountains of the Moon
1988 Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1991 Xavier
1993 Oliveira, l'architecte
1993 Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
1995 Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1998 Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
1998 River of Gold
1999 The Keeper of Herds
2000 The Heart's Root
2001 As Sereias
2004 Querença
2004 The Swimming Pool
2004 Vanity
2005 The Conquest of Faro
2013 If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Writer:
1959 O Pão
1963 Acto da Primavera
1963 The Green Years
1964 The Hunt
1967 Change of Life
1971 Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1971 Vilarinho das Furnas
1972 A Pousada das Chagas
1982 Island of Loves
1984 A Ilha de Moraes
1987 The Mountains of the Moon
1988 Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1991 Xavier
1993 Oliveira, l'architecte
1993 Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
1995 Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
1998 Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
1998 River of Gold
1999 The Keeper of Herds
2000 The Heart's Root
2001 As Sereias
2004 Querença
2004 The Swimming Pool
2004 Vanity
2005 The Conquest of Faro
2013 If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
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