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The Mountains of the Moon

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Calorie Rating: 164
Released: 1987-09-01
Running Time: 117 Minutes
Studios: La Sept Cinéma, Suma Filmes, Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC), Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Arion Productions, CNC, RTP,


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.

Director / Directors

Paulo Rocha
Director
João Canijo
Assistant Director


Cast

Luís Miguel Cintra
Character: João
Caroline Chaniolleau
Character: Antónia
Yves Afonso
Character: Laurentino

Jacques Bonnaffé
Character: Tiago
Manuela de Freitas
Character: Isabel
João Bénard da Costa
Character: Salvador

Isabel de Castro
Character: Housekeeper
Zita Duarte
Character: Teacher

Canto e Castro
Character: (voice)
Pedro Hestnes
Character: (voice)

Mariana Rey Monteiro
Character: Tiago's Grandmother
Armando Cortez
Character: Amadeu


Production and Crew

Paulo Rocha
Producer
Jasmim de Matos
Production Design

Kōzō Okazaki
Director of Photography
Manuel Mozos
Assistant Editor
Paulo Rocha
Screenplay

Maurice Gilbert
Sound Mixer
Coco Herry
Costume Design

Catherine Palmeiro
Makeup Artist
Jean-Pierre Lorrain
Sound Designer
Francisco Fernandes
Sound Designer

Luís Monteiro
Set Decoration

Vasco Pimentel
Sound Designer

Joaquim Pinto
Sound Designer
João Gaspar
Sound Designer
Philippe Hersant
Original Music Composer

Murasaki Shikibu
Original Story