The Mountains of the Moon

Year: 1987

Runtime: 117 mins

Language: Portuguese

Director: Paulo Rocha

Drama

Visually striking drama adapted from Murasaki Shikibu’s Tale of Genji, set in modern Portugal. Joao (Luis Miguel Cintra), a charismatic left‑wing politician and ladies’ man, is caught with ex‑wife Isabel (Manuela de Freitas), whose love and hate sway with his games. Sent to Italy to retrieve Antonia (Caroline Chaniolleau), a young woman linked to a terrorist boyfriend, Joao must face his feelings as political and romantic tides shift.

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