The Mountains of the Moon

⭐️ 5.3 | 117 min | Drama | September 1st, 1987

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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Directors

> Paulo Rocha (Director)
> Kōzō Okazaki (Director of Photography)
> João Canijo (Assistant Director)

Writers

> Murasaki Shikibu (Original Story)
> Jorge Silva Melo (Screenplay)
> Paulo Rocha (Screenplay)
> Manuel de Lucena (Screenplay)
> Antoine Lacomblez (Screenplay)