Paulo Rocha (director)

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Paulo Soares da Rocha (born December 22, 1935 in Porto , † December 29, 2012 in Vila Nova de Gaia ) was a Portuguese film director .

Career

During his law studies in Lisbon , he was active in film clubs . From 1959 to 1961 he lived in Paris , where he graduated from the IDHEC film school with a degree in directing. He worked with Jean Renoir at Le caporal épinglé ("The Corporal in the Sling", 1962) and with Manoel de Oliveira at Acto da Primavera (1963).

With his first film Os Verdes Anos ("The Green Years") he presented the first work of the emerging Novo Cinema in 1963 , produced by António da Cunha Telles , with music by Carlos Paredes and with Rui Gomes , Isabel Ruth and Ruy Furtado in the Leading roles. The film won u. a. the award for the best first film at the Locarno Film Festival .

Rocha was co-founder of the Centro Português de Cinema in 1969 , which he chaired in 1973/1974. From 1975 to 1983 he lived in Japan , where he a. a. Was cultural attaché at the Portuguese embassy.

Filmography

  • 1963: Os Verdes Anos (German title: The green years)
  • 1966: Mudar de Vida (German title : Changing your life )
  • 1971: Sever do Vouga… Uma Experiência
  • 1971: A Pousada das Chagas
  • 1982: A Ilha dos Amores (German title: Island of Love)
  • 1988: O Desejado
  • 1993: Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal in Tokushima
  • 1998: O Rio do Ouro (German title: The golden river)
  • 1998: Camões - Tanta Guerra, Tanto Engano
  • 2000: A Raíz do Coração (German title: The root of the heart)
  • 2001: As Sereias
  • 2004: Vanitas
  • 2011: Olhos Vermelhos

See also

literature

  • A.Murtinheira & I. Metzeltin: History of Portuguese Cinema, 1st edition, Praesens Verlag, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-7069-0590-9
  • Jorge Leitao Ramos: Dicionário do cinema portugués 1962–1988, 1st edition, Editorial Caminho, Lisbon 1989 (pages 339–340)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ On the death of the film director Paulo - Rocha Green and Leaden Years faz.net
personal data
SURNAME Rocha, Paulo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rocha, Paulo Soares da (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese film director
DATE OF BIRTH December 22, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH postage
DATE OF DEATH December 29, 2012
Place of death Vila Nova de Gaia