The Mountains of the Moon (1987)
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:
Paulo Rocha
Writers:
Jorge Silva Melo, Paulo Rocha, Manuel de Lucena, Antoine Lacomblez.
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Luís Miguel Cintra as João |
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Caroline Chaniolleau as Antónia |
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Yves Afonso as Laurentino |
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Jacques Bonnaffé as Tiago |
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Manuela de Freitas as Isabel |
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João Bénard da Costa as Salvador |
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Isabel de Castro as Housekeeper |
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Inês de Medeiros as |
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Zita Duarte as Teacher |
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Isabel Ruth as |
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Canto e Castro as (voice) |
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Pedro Hestnes as (voice) |
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Mariana Rey Monteiro as Tiago's Grandmother |
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Armando Cortez as Amadeu |
| Sound | Philippe Hersant | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | João Gaspar | Sound Designer |
| Production | Patrick Sandrin | Producer |
| Production | Paulo Rocha | Producer |
| Directing | Paulo Rocha | Director |
| Writing | Murasaki Shikibu | Original Story |
| Sound | Francisco Fernandes | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Manuel Mozos | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Palmeiro | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Kōzō Okazaki | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Maurice Gilbert | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | João Canijo | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Christiane Lack | Editor |
| Art | Luís Monteiro | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Jorge Silva Melo | Screenplay |
| Art | Jasmim de Matos | Production Design |
| Writing | Paulo Rocha | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ilda Pereira Marques | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Manuel de Lucena | Screenplay |
| Writing | Antoine Lacomblez | Screenplay |
| Sound | Joaquim Pinto | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Lorrain | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Coco Herry | Costume Design |
