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The Mountains of the Moon (1987)
Directed by Paulo Rocha
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.
Length 117 minutes
Actors
Luís Miguel Cintra | Caroline Chaniolleau | Yves Afonso | Jacques Bonnaffé | Manuela de Freitas | João Bénard da Costa | Isabel de Castro | Inês de Medeiros | Zita Duarte | Isabel Ruth | Canto e Castro | Pedro Hestnes | Mariana Rey Monteiro | Armando Cortez