Paulo Soares da Rocha ( 22 December 1935 &ndash; 29 December 2012 ) 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 , '' O Desejado '' was entered into the main competition at the 44th edition of the Venice Film Festival , and '' O Rio do Ouro '' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Festival
1998 Festival
1998 Cannes Film Festival
Paulo Rocha (film director)