(A Ilha dos Amores)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan,

Portugal

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

170 minutes

Year:

1982

Directors:

Paulo Rocha

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Production companies:

Suma Filmes

Actors:

Wenceslau de Moraes

Isabel / Vénus

Francesca

Painter

Camilo Pessanha

Crews:

Director

Electrician

Production Secretary

Production Assistant

Production Secretary