Island of Loves

1982 · 170 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · DIR. Paulo Rocha

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,492 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:16 dedicated to
00:07:03 How,
00:14:02 Its light...
00:18:50 The Marquis of Pombal said that England and Portugal
00:23:32 And left behind in that beloved land...
00:28:57 Don't!
00:33:25 into the soil...
00:41:06 Be quiet! Call Atchan!
00:47:28 Very well.
00:52:35 We felt the warmth of existence in them,
01:00:41 He says we haven't changed, can you imagine!
01:06:38 And love?
01:12:52 "One of its branches had disappeared."
01:19:19 Take my mother's food as well.
01:28:37 Have you seen her?
01:33:32 - Shameless hussy! - Out!
01:37:36 Child of gold
01:48:26 Brute!
02:02:28 The past comes into mind
02:16:24 Really?
02:26:35 The year is drawing to an end.
02:33:51 "murder is a fairly logical possibility."
02:40:48 What a sick affection!
02:48:52 THE END

Cast & Characters

Luís Miguel Cintra Wenceslau de Moraes
Clara Joana Isabel / Vénus
Zita Duarte Francesca Jorge Silva Melo Painter
Paulo Rocha Camilo Pessanha
Yoshiko Mita O-Yoné
Atsuko Murakumo Ko-Haru
Jun Toyokawa Asataro
Erl Tenni Atchan
Wang Lai Chinese mother

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,492
Dialogue density8.8 lines / min
First line00:00:16
Final line02:48:52

Production Record

DirectorPaulo Rocha
LanguagePortuguese

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