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Known For
Directing
Birthday
December 22, 1935
Died
December 29, 2012
Place of Birth
Porto, Portugal
Paulo Rocha
0.3 Popularity
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
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The Life of Mirrors
2025
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Self (archive footage)
Around Rocha’s Table
2021
5.4
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013
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Encontros
2006
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História do Cinema Português
2001
6.5
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1994
5.2
On the Edge of the Horizon
1993
6.6
Hostel Doorman
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
1990
6.0
The Melomaniac
Three Less Me
1988
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Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986
Credits
The Life of Mirrors
2025
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Around Rocha’s Table
as Self (archive footage)
2021
0.0
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013
5.4
🎬
Encontros
2006
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História do Cinema Português
2001
0.0
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1994
6.5
On the Edge of the Horizon
1993
5.2
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
as Hostel Doorman
1990
6.6
Three Less Me
as The Melomaniac
1988
6.0
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986
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The Satin Slipper
as Premier Prête
1986
7.2
A Ilha de Moraes
as Self
1984
5.2
Island of Loves
as Camilo Pessanha
1982
6.4
Francisca
as Doctor
1981
7.0