Island of Loves (1982)

★ 6.5 2h 50m 9 votes IMDb
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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.

Island of Loves

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Cast

Luís Miguel Cintra
Luís Miguel Cintra as Wenceslau de Moraes Age 77 · Madrid, Spain An iconic actor and stage director in Portugal, Luís Miguel Cintra was born in Madrid, in 1949. His connection to theater began in 1968, at the Faculty of Letters Theater Group, when he was studying R...
Zita Duarte
Zita Duarte as Francesca Died 2000 · Cascais, Portugal
Jorge Silva Melo
Jorge Silva Melo as Painter Age 78 · Lisbon, Portugal Jorge Silva Melo is a Portuguese actor, theatre director, writer, playwright and translator. In 1973 Melo founded the Teatro da Cornucópia with Luís Miguel Cintra. He received critical acclaim for his...
Paulo Rocha
Paulo Rocha as Camilo Pessanha Died 2012 · Porto, Portugal Paulo Rocha was born on December 22, 1935 in Porto, Portugal. He was a director and producer, known for A Ilha dos Amores (1982), O Rio do Ouro (1998) and A Raiz do Coração(2000). He died on December...
Yoshiko Mita
Yoshiko Mita as O-Yoné Age 84 · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan Yoshiko Mita (三田佳子) is a Japanese actress..
Wang Lai
Wang Lai as Chinese mother Died 2016 · Beijing, China Wang Lai (Chinese: 王萊, 12 February 1927 －28 September 2016) was a Hong Kong actress..
Director Paulo Rocha
Cast Luís Miguel Cintra, Clara Joana, Zita Duarte, Jorge Silva Melo, Paulo Rocha, Yoshiko Mita, Atsuko Murakumo, Jun Toyokawa, Erl Tenni, Wang Lai

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