Paulo Rocha (film director)

For the actor, see Paulo Rocha (actor).
Paulo Rocha
Born (1935-12-22)22 December 1935
Oporto, Portugal
Died 29 December 2012(2012-12-29) (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

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

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