Paulo Rocha : biography
1935 – 29 December 2012
Paulo Rocha (22 December 1935 – 29 December 2012) was a Portuguese film director. Among his best known films are A Ilha dos Amores and O Rio do Ouro. A Ilha dos Amores was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival and O Rio do Ouro was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Festival.
Bibliographic references
- O Cais do Olhar by José de Matos-Cruz, Portuguese Cinematheque, 1999
Filmography as Director
- Vanitas (2004)
- As Sereias (2001)
- A Raiz do Coração (2000)
- Camões – Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano (1998)
- O Rio do Ouro (1998)
- Portugaru San – O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima (1993)
- O Desejado (1988)
- A Ilha dos Amores (1982)
- A Pousada das Chagas (1972)
- Sever do Vouga… Uma Experiência (1971)
- Mudar de Vida (1966)
- Os Verdes Anos (1963)