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.
Top Cast
Luís Miguel Cintra as Wenceslau de Moraes
Clara Joana as Isabel
Zita Duarte as Francesca
Jorge Silva Melo as Painter
Paulo Rocha as Camilo Pessanha
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