Paulo Rocha

Paulo Rocha
Born	22 December 1935 Oporto, Portugal
Died	29 December 2012 (aged 77)
Occupation	Film director, film writer

Paulo Rocha (22 December 1935 – 29 December 2012)^[1] 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,^[2] O Desejado was entered into the main competition at the 44th edition of the Venice Film Festival,^[3] and O Rio do Ouro was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Festival.^[4]

Filmography as Director

• Os Verdes Anos (1963)
• Mudar de Vida (1966)
• Sever do Vouga... Uma Experiência (1971)
• A Pousada das Chagas (1972)
• A Ilha dos Amores (1982)
• O Desejado (1988)
• Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima (1993)
• Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano (1998)
• O Rio do Ouro (1998)
• A Raiz do Coração (2000)
• As Sereias (2001)
• Vanitas (2004)

References

1. "Portuguese director Paulo Rocha dies aged 77 - Photos - BULGARIAN NEWS AGENCY". Bta.bg. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
2. "Festival de Cannes: A Ilha dos Amores". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
3. Aa. Vv. Variety Film Reviews, Volume 20. Garland Pub., 1988.
4. "Festival de Cannes: River of Gold". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-03.

Bibliographic references

• (Portuguese) O Cais do Olhar by José de Matos-Cruz, Portuguese Cinematheque, 1999

External links

• Paulo Rocha at IMDB