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Tag Archives: Paulo Rocha
The Heart’s Root AKA A Raiz do Coração (2000) Paulo Rocha, Luís Miguel Cintra, Joana Bárcia, Isabel Ruth
A Raiz do Coração (A Root of the Heart) is a Portuguese film set in the Lisbon during the festivities Read More »
River of Gold (1998) Paulo Rocha, Isabel Ruth, Lima Duarte, Joana Bárcia
Carolina (Isabel Ruth), an aging local grande dame who works at a crossing point on the titular river Read More »
Mudar de vida / Change One’s Life (1966) Paulo Rocha, Geraldo Del Rey, Isabel Ruth, Maria Barroso, Drama
After a stint in the army fighting in Angola, a soldier comes home to find his sweetheart has married his brother. Read More »
Máscara de Aço contra Abismo Azul / Mask of Steel Versus Blue Abyss (1989) Paulo Rocha, Fernando Heitor, Inês de Medeiros, Vítor Norte, Biography
In Máscara de Aço contra Abismo Azul (Mask of Steel Versus Blue Abyss), Paulo Rocha does a surprising “collage” about the Portuguese modernism, centered in Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso. Read More »
Se Eu Fosse Ladrão, Roubava / If I Were a Thief… I’d Steal (2013) Paulo Rocha, Norberto Barroca, Márcia Breia, Joana Bárcia, Drama
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 brothers, Vitalino is the strongest and takes his father’s place in the house. But the village is too small for his aspirations and he decides to head to Brazil, leaving his sisters in charge of the household. In parallel with Vitalino’s story, If I Were a Thief… I’d Steal portrays the world of Paulo Rocha rummaging through his films and ghosts over the years.
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