Island of Loves
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.
Top Billed Cast
Luís Miguel Cintra
Wenceslau de Moraes
Clara Joana
Isabel / Vénus
Zita Duarte
Francesca
Jorge Silva Melo
Painter
Paulo Rocha
Camilo Pessanha
Featured Crew
Paulo Rocha
Director
João de Almeida
Gaffer
Júlia Buisel
Production Secretary
Etsuko Takano
Executive Producer
Tai Jung Kok
Dialogue
José Mazeda
Production Assistant
Luiza Neto Jorge
Dialogue
João Garção Borges
Production Assistant
Vasco Sequeira
Electrician
Moriaki Watanabe
Dialogue
Gabriela Mesquita
Production Secretary
J. Freitas Casaca
Production Secretary
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