The Mountains of the Moon

6.01987Drama

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.

Original titleO Desejado

Release1987-09-01

Runtime117 min

StatusReleased

CountriesPortugal, France

Original languagePT

SpokenFrench, English, Italian, Portuguese

DirectorPaulo Rocha

WritersMurasaki Shikibu, Antoine Lacomblez, Manuel de Lucena, Paulo Rocha, Jorge Silva Melo

ProductionLa Sept Cinéma, Suma Filmes, Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC), Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Arion Productions, CNC

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