Bird of Paradise ...
Classic Drama Film starring Dolores del Rio: Bird of Paradise - A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god.
Bird of Paradise (1932)
Director: King Vidor
Writers: Richard Walton Tully(play), Wells Root(screenplay), Wanda Tuchock(screenplay)
Stars: Dolores del Rio, Joel McCrea, John Halliday
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: United States
Language: English, Hawaiian
Release Date: 12 August 1932 (USA)
Duration: 81 min
Filming Location: Hawaii, USA
Storyline:
A young man falls overboard and is saved by a beautiful Polynesian girl. They fall in love, but their idyll is smashed when the local volcano begins to erupt. The man discovers that the local custom is to sacrifice a young woman to the volcanic gods. They try to escape but realize that "east is east and west is west, and never the twain shall meet."
Reviews:
"I think this must be one of the finest films I have ever seen and even as old as it is it leaves todays movies in ruins with its genuinity and simple uncomplicated plot. As mentioned Joel Macrae falls in love with the absolutely gorgeous Dolores Del Rio and the cultures end up dividing them in the end. It showed to me how civilized man wants to have his island love but then would like to take her back to civilization and what for. He would not have what he fell in love with. Simple Island life take it or leave it but don't try and get her back to another world she would never understand or appreciate. Very erotic kissing scene as islanders rub noses he kisses her and the actions lend to the imagination of what is really intended but all just a great film with lots of entertaining dancing music and island culture before the missionaries came and ruined it all to their puritanical ideals" -Written by jaxback on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Bird of Paradise
Austria Der Paradiesvogel
Belgium (Flemish title) Paradijsvogel
Belgium (French title) L'oiseau de paradis
Brazil Ave do Paraíso
Canada (French title) Bird of Paradise
Canada (English title) Bird of Paradise
Denmark Sydhavsnætter
Finland Paratiisilintu
France L'oiseau de paradis
Germany Luana
Germany Luana: Eine Schreckensnacht auf Hawaii
Greece (transliterated title) To pouli tou Paradeisou
Hungary Paradicsommadár
Italy Luana la vergine sacra
Japan (Japanese title) 南海の劫火（1932）
Mexico El ave del paraíso
Poland Rajski ptak
Portugal Ave do Paraíso
Soviet Union (Russian title) Райская птичка
Spain Ave del paraíso
Sweden Luana från Paradisön
Turkey (Turkish title) Cennet Perisi
UK Bird of Paradise
USA Bird of Paradise
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