Cast & creator
Paulo Rocha
Best known for História do Cinema Português, On the Edge of the Horizon, If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
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
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film credits
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television credits
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1959–2025 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (61)
Showing 61 of 61 credits
História do Cinema Português
2001
On the Edge of the Horizon
1993
If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
2013If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Producer
2013If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Director
2013If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
Screenplay
2013
The Life of Mirrors
2025
The Satin Slipper
Premier Prête
1986
Island of Loves
Camilo Pessanha
1982Island of Loves
Director
1982Island of Loves
Executive Producer
1982Island of Loves
Producer
1982Island of Loves
Screenplay
1982
The Heart's Root
Producer
2000The Heart's Root
Screenplay
2000The Heart's Root
Director
2000
River of Gold
Director
1999River of Gold
Screenplay
1999River of Gold
Editor
1999
Querença
Producer
2004
Francisca
Doctor
1981
The Sound of the Shaking Earth
Hostel Doorman
1990
Vanity
Director
2004Vanity
Producer
2004
Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
Director
1971Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência
Editor
1971
Lisboa no Cinema, Um Ponto de Vista
1994
The Mountains of the Moon
Producer
1987The Mountains of the Moon
Director
1987The Mountains of the Moon
Screenplay
1987
Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
1986
Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Producer
1988Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Director
1988Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
Screenplay
1988
The Green Years
Director
1963The Green Years
Screenplay
1963
The Keeper of Herds
Producer
1999Encontros
2006
Around Rocha’s Table
Self (archive footage)
2021
A Ilha de Moraes
Self
1984A Ilha de Moraes
Director
1984A Ilha de Moraes
Writer
1984
Three Less Me
The Melomaniac
1988
Acto da Primavera
Archival Footage Research
1963Acto da Primavera
Assistant Director
1963
Change of Life
Director
1967Change of Life
Screenplay
1967Change of Life
Editor
1967
The Conquest of Faro
Producer
2005
Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
Director
1998
Xavier
Producer
1991
A Pousada das Chagas
Director
1972
Bread
Assistant Director Trainee
1959
The Hunt
Assistant Director
1964
Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
Director
1993
Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Writer
1995Shohei Imamura: The Free Thinker
Director
1995
Oliveira, l'architecte
Director
1993
Vilarinho das Furnas
Idea
1971
The Swimming Pool
Producer
2004
As Sereias
Director
2001