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THE ISLAND OF LOVE (1978/1982)
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Direction: Paulo Rocha.
Screenplay: Paulo Rocha, Luisa Neto Jorge, Sumiko Haneda.
Cinematography: Acacio de Almeida, Elso Roque, Kozo Okazaki.
Cast: Luis Miguel Cintra, Clara Joana, Zita Duarte, Jorge Silva Melo, Paulo Rocha.
35mm Colour 185'
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The film traces the life and times of Wenceslau de Moraes (b. Lisbon 1854, d. Tokushima 1929), the great Portuguese writer who lived in the Far East. 1891: Moraes breaks with his mistress and leaves Portugal for Macao, never to return. 1895: While in Macao, he becomes fascinated by Japan, leaving his Chinese wife and their two children. 1912: Moraes is living and writing in Robe, in the south of Japan, as Portuguese Consul, with his Japanese wife Oyone. 1913-16: Deeply affected by the death of Oyone, Moraes quits his post and goes to live in poverty, near the tomb of his wife. However, he soon becomes involved with a young niece of Oyone's, Ko-Haru, who eventually dies of tuberculosis. 1916-29: Moraes is transformed into a ghostly figure, wandering at night around the graves of Oyone and Ko-Haru. He writes his most mature works at this time, while his literary fame continues to grow in Portugal. 1929: Moraes dies under obscure circustances.
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Born in 1935, he has made many feature films, the most recent of which, O Rio de Ouro, was shown at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.
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DIARY
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FILM
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SCREENING
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THEATER
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DATE
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THE ISLAND OF LOVE
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A
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CINE PROVLITA 1
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Monday 15/11 22:30
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THE ISLAND OF LOVE
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B
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CINE PROVLITA 1
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Sunday 21/11 22:30
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