This visually striking drama is taken from the classic Japanese novel Tales Of Genji by Marasaki Shikibu. Set in modern Portugal, Joao (Luis Miguel Cintra) is a left-wing political leader and ladies man with a bright future. His ex-wife Isabel (Manuela de Freitas) both loves and hates him as Joao plays on her wavering emotional state. He is sent to Italy to retrieve wayward family member Antonia (Caroline Chaniolleau), the beautiful young woman with a terrorist boyfriend. Joao is forced to recognize his feelings as the political and amorous climate changes around him.
Cast
Luis Miguel Cintra
João
Caroline Chaniolleau
Antónia
Yves Afonso
Laurentino
Jacques Bonnaffé
Tiago
Manuela de Freitas
Isabel
João Bénard da Costa
Salvador
Isabel de Castro
Housekeeper
Inês de Medeiros
Unknown
Zita Duarte
Teacher
Isabel Ruth
Unknown
Canto e Castro
(voice)
Pedro Hestnes
(voice)
Mariana Rey Monteiro
Tiago's Grandmother
Armando Cortez
Amadeu
Crew
Paulo Rocha
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Jorge Silva Melo
Screenplay
Manuel de Lucena
Screenplay
Antoine Lacomblez
Screenplay
Christiane Lack
Editor
Manuel Mozos
Assistant Editor
Kōzō Okazaki
Director of Photography
João Canijo
Assistant Director
Patrick Sandrin
Producer
Jasmim de Matos
Production Design
Coco Herry
Costume Design
Catherine Palmeiro
Makeup Artist
Ilda Pereira Marques
Makeup Artist
João Gaspar
Sound Designer
Francisco Fernandes
Sound Designer
Joaquim Pinto
Sound Designer
Jean-Pierre Lorrain
Sound Designer
Vasco Pimentel
Sound Designer
Maurice Gilbert
Sound Mixer
Philippe Hersant
Original Music Composer
Luís Monteiro
Set Decoration
Murasaki Shikibu
Original Story
