Island of Loves
1982, Portuguese. Directed by Paulo Rocha.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Portuguese
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- Released
- 8 June 1982
- Original title
- A Ilha dos Amores
- Country
- Portugal
- Written by
- Wenceslau de Moraes, Paulo Rocha
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Island of Loves runs 170 minutes (2h 50m).
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Island of Loves isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 June 1982. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Island of Loves?
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Who directed Island of Loves?
Island of Loves (1982) was directed by Paulo Rocha and stars Luís Miguel Cintra, Clara Joana, Zita Duarte.