A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god..
Should you watch it? If you like movies that feel like they were filmed in a hot, humid aquarium, you might dig Bird of Paradise. If you hate slow-burn romances that end with people walking into lava, stay away. It is definitely for fans of early sound cinema who don't mind when the plot takes a backseat to the scenery...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
King Vidor
Bruno Ziener
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"Should you watch it? If you like movies that feel like they were filmed in a hot, humid aquarium, you might dig Bird of Paradise. If you hate slow-burn romances that end with people walking into lava, stay away. It is definitely for fans of early sound cinema who don't mind when the plot takes a backseat to the scenery. Honestly, the whole movie feels like a postcard that got left out in the rain. Dolores Del Río is magnetic, though, even when the dialogue sounds like it was written on the back..."
Freddie Letuli
Richard Walton Tully, Leonard Praskins, Wanda Tuchock, Wells Root
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