The Mountains of the Moon
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Jacques Bonnaffé · Yves Afonso · Luís Miguel Cintra · Jorge Silva Melo · Isabel de Castro · Manuela de Freitas · Inês de Medeiros · Paulo Rocha · Zita Duarte · Manuel de Lucena · João Bénard da Costa · Caroline Chaniolleau · Isabel Ruth · Antoine Lacomblez
Studios & networks
Arion Productions · CNC · Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian · Instituto Português de Cinema (IPC) · La Sept Cinéma · RTP · Suma Filmes