Released:
1982-06-08

Overview:
This film depicts the life of the 19th-century Portuguese writer Wenceslau De Moraes by means of nine ancient ballads from China. The writer married a Chinese woman after he left his wife and family to go live in Macao. Later, he moved to Japan where he fell in love with a Japanese woman, staying in Japan for the rest of his life. Mixed in with the career and loves of Moraes is the history of Portugal at home and in its colonies.

Director:
Paulo Rocha

Runtime:
2h 50min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Luís Miguel Cintra
  as
  Wenceslau de Moraes
• 
  Clara Joana
  as
  Isabel / Vénus
• 
  Zita Duarte
  as
  Francesca
• 
  Jorge Silva Melo
  as
  Painter
• 
  Paulo Rocha
  as
  Camilo Pessanha