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