The Mountains of the Moon

Name: The Mountains of the Moon
Genre: Drama
Released: 1987-09-01
Duration: 117 min

1h 57m·Drama

Directed by Paulo Rocha·1987

Rate

6.0/10 avg

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.

DirectorPaulo RochaCinematographyKōzō OkazakiScreenplayManuel de LucenaStudioLa Sept Cinéma

Actor	Role
Luís Miguel CintraJoão	João
Caroline ChaniolleauAntónia	Antónia
Yves AfonsoLaurentino	Laurentino
Jacques BonnafféTiago	Tiago
MManuela de FreitasIsabel	Isabel
João Bénard da CostaSalvador	Salvador
Isabel de CastroHousekeeper	Housekeeper
Inês de MedeirosNot listed	Not listed
Zita DuarteTeacher	Teacher
Isabel RuthNot listed	Not listed
Canto e Castro(voice)	(voice)
Pedro Hestnes(voice)	(voice)
Mariana Rey MonteiroTiago's Grandmother	Tiago's Grandmother
Armando CortezAmadeu	Amadeu