Paulo Rocha Movies

  • 1967
    Change of Life

    Change of Life

    Change of Life

    7.21967HD

    After completing his military service in the Angolan War of Independence, Adelino goes back to the Portuguese fishing village he calls home, only to...

    Change of Life
  • 1981
    Francisca

    Francisca

    Francisca

    7.51981HD

    The life of a young man, son of an English officer who lets himself become a prisoner of love resulting in fatalism and disgrace.

    Francisca
  • 1998
    River of Gold

    River of Gold

    River of Gold

    6.51998HD

    Carolina, an aging local grande dame who works at a crossing point on the titular river, marries another late-in-life character, the dredging-boat...

    River of Gold
  • 1982
    Island of Loves

    Island of Loves

    Island of Loves

    6.41982HD

    This film depicts the life of the 19th-century Portuguese writer Wenceslau De Moraes by means of nine ancient ballads from China. The writer married...

    Island of Loves
  • 1987
    The Mountains of the Moon

    The Mountains of the Moon

    The Mountains of the Moon

    5.31987HD

    This visually striking drama is taken from the classic Japanese novel Tales Of Genji by Marasaki Shikibu. Set in modern Portugal, Joao (Luis Miguel...

    The Mountains of the Moon
  • 1963
    The Green Years

    The Green Years

    The Green Years

    6.91963HD

    Nineteen-year-old Julio heads to Lisbon from the provinces and gets a job as a shoemaker for his uncle Raul. But when he meets Ilda, a confident...

    The Green Years
  • 2013
    If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

    If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

    If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal

    4.52013HD

    1920s. Vitalino, a small farmer from São Vicente sees his father die of the epidemic which decimated the country. Some years later, of all the...

    If I Were a Thief... I'd Steal
  • 1986
    Passagem ou a Meio Caminho

    Passagem ou a Meio Caminho

    Passagem ou a Meio Caminho

    01986HD

    Ambulatory history, freely inspired by Georg Büchner's biography (1813-37) and the reasons that led him first to political intervention and then...

    Passagem ou a Meio Caminho
  • 1993
    Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima

    Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima

    Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima

    01993HD

    Theatrical dramatization of Island of Loves.

    Portugaru San - O Sr. Portugal em Tokushima
  • 2004
    Vanity

    Vanity

    Vanity

    4.52004HD

    Vanitas is the new feature film by veteran Portuguese director Paulo Rocha. With a script by Regina Guimarães, the film brings together...

    Vanity
  • 1999
    The Keeper of Herds

    The Keeper of Herds

    The Keeper of Herds

    01999HD

    A documentary about a family of goat herders in Portugal and the relationship between man and animals.

    The Keeper of Herds
  • 1991
    Xavier

    Xavier

    Xavier

    6.41991HD

    Xavier returns to Lisbon after a military stint, determined to lead a meaningful life, only to find his world closing in on him.

    Xavier
  • 1990
    The Sound of the Shaking Earth

    The Sound of the Shaking Earth

    The Sound of the Shaking Earth

    6.21990HD

    Freely based on Gide ('Paludes') and Hawthorne ('Wakefield'), this is a film about a writer who never wrote anything and who blows at nightfall the...

    The Sound of the Shaking Earth
  • 1993
    On the Edge of the Horizon

    On the Edge of the Horizon

    On the Edge of the Horizon

    5.41993HD

    Spino, a pathologist, receives an unidentified body which looks familiar to him... himself, 30 years younger.

    On the Edge of the Horizon
  • 1984
    A Ilha de Moraes

    A Ilha de Moraes

    A Ilha de Moraes

    5.21984HD

    This film, made as a "twin" of A ilha dos amores, was planned as a poetic documentary on the enigmatic life of Wenceslau de Moraes (1855-1929), the...

    A Ilha de Moraes
  • 1964
    The Hunt

    The Hunt

    The Hunt

    6.91964HD

    Two friends decide to go hunting but without guns, so that no accident will happen. As they stroll and talk, one of them falls into a hole in a...

    The Hunt
  • 1986
    The Satin Slipper

    The Satin Slipper

    The Satin Slipper

    7.31986HD

    During the century of the Spanish Gold, Doña Prouhèze, wife of a nobleman, deeply loves Don Rodrigo, who is forced to leave Spain and...

    The Satin Slipper
  • 2000
    The Heart's Root

    The Heart's Root

    The Heart's Root

    52000HD

    Set in the Lisbon during the festivities of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lovers and the old town. The story is about Cato, a nationalist...

    The Heart's Root
  • 1988
    Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss

    Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss

    Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss

    5.51988HD

    A world of strong colours between documentary and fiction, centered on the life and work of modernist painter Amadeo de Souza Cardoso.

    Steel Mask Versus Blue Abyss
  • 1972
    A Pousada das Chagas

    A Pousada das Chagas

    A Pousada das Chagas

    51972HD

    A representation of fiction and documentary about the museum of Óbidos, Portugal.

    A Pousada das Chagas