Film
Island of Loves
1982 · 2h 50m · Drama
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- 7.2
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Overview
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.
Cast
Luís Miguel Cintra
Wenceslau de Moraes
Clara Joana
Isabel / Vénus
Zita Duarte
Francesca
Jorge Silva Melo
Painter
Paulo Rocha
Camilo Pessanha
Yoshiko Mita
O-Yoné
Atsuko Murakumo
Ko-Haru
Jun Toyokawa
Asataro
Erl Tenni
Atchan
Wang Lai
Chinese mother
Crew
- Paulo RochaDirector · Executive Producer · Producer · Screenplay
- Wenceslau de MoraesWriter
- Etsuko TakanoProducer
- Etsuko TakanoExecutive Producer
- Acácio de AlmeidaDirector of Photography
- Kōzō OkazakiDirector of Photography
- Elso RoqueDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 8, 1982
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- Genres
- Drama
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