As Actor, As Director, As Writer
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013
5.4
Paulo Rocha
Acting
Birth Date
December 22, 1935
Place of Birth
Porto, Portugal
Date of Death
December 29, 2012
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
Complete Filmography
As Director
Vanity
2004
4.5
As Director, As Writer
The Heart's Root
2000
5.7
As Director, As Writer
River of Gold
1998
6.7
As Actor
On the Edge of the Horizon
1993
5.6
As Actor
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
1990
6.6
As Director, As Writer
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
1988
6.0
As Actor
Three Less Me
1988
6.0
As Director, As Writer
The Mountains of the Moon
1987
5.3
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
A Ilha de Moraes
1984
5.2
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
Island of Loves
1982
6.4
As Director
A Pousada das Chagas
1972
5.0
As Director
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
1971
5.0
As Director, As Writer
Change of Life
1967
7.3
As Director, As Writer
The Green Years
1963
7.0