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| written by Ptaines |
September 4, 2008 - 4:16 PM PDT |
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| this film is a beauty. One of the last silent films, Murnau had a vision that the natitve Tahaitian cast was able to carry off beautifully. It's not a documentary at all though we do get to see a romantized version of traditional life and how the islanders were were debased and disempowered by the money economy. |
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