A Ilha dos Amores (The Island of Love) | |
Director: | Paulo Rocha |
Producer: | Paulo Rocha Etsuko Takano |
Starring: | Luís Miguel Cintra |
Cinematography: | Acácio de Almeida |
Runtime: | 170 minutes |
Country: | Portugal Japan |
Language: | Portuguese Japanese |
A Ilha dos Amores (Japanese: 恋の浮島|translit=Koi no ukishima) is a 1982 Portuguese-Japanese drama film directed by Paulo Rocha. It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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.