A Ilha de Moraes

Synopsis

This film, made as a "twin" of A ilha dos amores, was planned as a poetic documentary on the enigmatic life of Wenceslau de Moraes (1855-1929), the great Portuguese writer who lived in the Far East. Verbal testimony, photographs, manuscripts, images of Lisbon, Macao, Kobe and Tokushima in Moraes' time are set side by side with A ilha dos amores and with de Moraes' writings. The director, Paulo Rocha, visited places where Moraes was still remembered, interviewed the writers descendants, consulted archives, rummaged through memories, appointment books, postcards, diaries and calendars from the private life of the 19th century. And above all he set out on a new journey, from Lisbon to Macao to Kobe until he reached Tokushima, where Moraes lived through the final ruin of his life and where Rocha tracks down, between the city and the cemetery, the living presence of places and the memories of individuals.

Main Cast

Jakucho Setouchi

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Paulo Rocha

Self

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Paulo Rocha
Crew	Cinematography	Ryoichi Sakai António Escudeiro Yoshihiro Kono
Production	Producer	Manuel Guanilho Etsuko Takano
	Assistant Production Coordinator	José Maria Gomes
Editing	Editor	Katsuhiko Takemura Masaji Kurokawa Takao Saotome
Writing	Writer	Paulo Rocha
Sound	Music	Paulo Brandão
	Sound	Mamoru Komari Akira Kusosu Tsutomou Honda
Department	Role	Name

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