'' O Desejado '' ( , also known as '' O Desejado ou As Montanhas da Lua '' and '' Mountains Of The Moon '' ) is a 1987 Portuguese-French drama film written and directed by Paulo Rocha and starring Luís Miguel Cintra . The film was entered into the main competition at the 44th edition of the Venice Film Festival . The production of the film , and the experience of Yves Afonso , a French actor of Portuguese descent who first visited Portugal because of this film , later inspired '' Voyage to the Beginning of the World '' by Manoel de Oliveira
44th edition
44th Venice International Film Festival
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