The Mountains of the Moon (1987)

Production companies : La Sept Cinéma / Suma Filmes / Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC) / Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian / Arion Productions / CNC / RTP /

September 1, 1987 1h 57m Portugal Drama English More

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This visually striking drama is taken from the classic Japanese novel Tales Of Genji by Marasaki Shikibu. Set in modern Portugal, Joao (Luis Miguel Cintra) is a left-wing political leader and ladies man with a bright future. His ex-wife Isabel (Manuela de Freitas) both loves and hates him as Joao plays on her wavering emotional state. He is sent to Italy to retrieve wayward family member Antonia (Caroline Chaniolleau), the beautiful young woman with a terrorist boyfriend. Joao is forced to recognize his feelings as the political and amorous climate changes around him.

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title：The Mountains of the Moon
status：Released
Release date： 1987
Runtime：1h 57m
Genres： Drama ·
Countries of origin： Portugal · France ·
Original Language： English · French · Italian · Portuguese ·
Director： Paulo Rocha /
Writers： Murasaki Shikibu · Jorge Silva Melo · Paulo Rocha · Manuel de Lucena · Antoine Lacomblez ·
Production companies： La Sept Cinéma · Suma Filmes · Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC) · Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian · Arion Productions · CNC · RTP ·
Overview：This visually striking drama is taken from the classic Japanese novel Tales Of Genji by Marasaki Shikibu. Set in modern Portugal, Joao (Luis Miguel Cintra) is a left-wing political leader and ladies man with a bright future. His ex-wife Isabel (Manuela de Freitas) both loves and hates him as Joao plays on her wavering emotional state. He is sent to Italy to retrieve wayward family member Antonia (Caroline Chaniolleau), the beautiful young woman with a terrorist boyfriend. Joao is forced to recognize his feelings as the political and amorous climate changes around him.