Synopsis:
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 a Chinese woman after he left his wife and family to go live in Macao. Later, he moved to Japan where he fell in love with a Japanese woman, staying in Japan for the rest of his life. Mixed in with the career and loves of Moraes is the history of Portugal at home and in its colonies.
Directed by: | Paulo Rocha |
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Written by: | Paulo Rocha & Wenceslau de Moraes |
Release date: | 1982-06-08 |
Runtime: | 170 minutes |
Cast:
Luís Miguel Cintra
Wenceslau de Moraes
Wenceslau de Moraes
Clara Joana
Isabel / Vénus
Isabel / Vénus
Zita Duarte
Francesca
Francesca
Jorge Silva Melo
Painter
Painter
Paulo Rocha
Camilo Pessanha
Camilo Pessanha
Yoshiko Mita
O-Yoné
O-Yoné
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Also known as:
- Insel der Liebe
- Island of Loves
- Koi no ukisima
- L'île des amours
- La isla de los amores
- The Isle of Love
- Το νησί του έρωτα
- 恋の浮島