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 circumstances.

3.84GB | 2h 49m | 760×576 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/74B001B4C4B44D7/A.Ilha.dos.Amores.1982.WEBRIP.576p.x264.AAC.KJNU.mkv
or
https://tezfiles.com/file/5eb3752e7bd53/A.Ilha.dos.Amores.1982.WEBRIP.576p.x264.AAC.KJNU.mp4

Language(s):Portuguese, Japanese
Subtitles:English

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