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:
Antoine Lacomblez, Manuel de Lucena, Paulo Rocha, Jorge Silva Melo.
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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 |
| Directing | Paulo Rocha | Director |
| Production | Paulo Rocha | Producer |
| Production | Patrick Sandrin | Producer |
| Writing | Murasaki Shikibu | Original Story |
| Writing | Antoine Lacomblez | Screenplay |
| Writing | Manuel de Lucena | Screenplay |
| Writing | Paulo Rocha | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jorge Silva Melo | Screenplay |
| Camera | Kōzō Okazaki | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Christiane Lack | Editor |
| Art | Jasmim de Matos | Production Design |
| Art | Luís Monteiro | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Coco Herry | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ilda Pereira Marques | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Palmeiro | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | João Canijo | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Francisco Fernandes | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Maurice Gilbert | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Lorrain | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Vasco Pimentel | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Joaquim Pinto | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Manuel Mozos | Assistant Editor |
