Island of Loves
1982•2h 50m•6.5•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Paulo Rocha
Writer
Wenceslau de Moraes, Paulo Rocha
Languages
Portuguese, Japanese
Studio
Suma Filmes
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
Production
Company
Suma Filmes
Producer
Paulo Rocha
Producer
Etsuko Takano
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