A Ilha dos Amores (1982)

Directed by

Paulo Rocha

Genre

drama

Country

Portugal, Japan

Runtime

2h 50m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A film about the life and loves of Portuguese writer Wenceslau de Moraes in Macau and Japan. It is structured around an ancient Chinese poem and shows his experiences living between two cultures.

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What happens

A Ilha dos Amores (Japanese: 恋の浮島, romanized: Koi no ukishima) is a 1982 Portuguese-Japanese drama film directed by Paulo Rocha. It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. The film follows the life and loves of Portuguese writer and Navy officer Wenceslau de Moraes in Macau and Japan. The filmmaker plays the role of poet Camilo Pessanha. The film is structured following The Nine Songs by the Chinese poet Qu Yuan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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