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.

Released

1987-09-01

Genres

Drama

Runtime

117 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Paulo Rocha, Antoine Lacomblez, Manuel de Lucena, Paulo Rocha

TMDB rating

6.0/10 from 4 votes