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South Pacific [DVD] [1958]

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  • Actors: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall
  • Directors: Joshua Logan
  • Writers: Joshua Logan, James Michener, Oscar Hammerstein II, Paul Osborn, Richard Rodgers
  • Producers: Buddy Adler, George P. Skouras
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Mar 2004
  • Run Time: 143 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001K2KXE
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,875 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The dazzling Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, brought to lush life by the director of the original stage version, Joshua Logan. Set on a remote island during the Second World War, South Pacific tracks two parallel romances: one between a Navy nurse (Mitzi Gaynor) "as corny as Kansas in August" and a wealthy French plantation owner (Rossano Brazzi), the other between a young American officer (John Kerr) and a native girl (France Nuyen). The theme of interracial love was still daring in 1958, and so was director Logan's decision to overlay emotional moments with tinted filters--a technique that misfires as often as it hits. The comic relief tends to fall flat and an overly spunky Mitzi Gaynor is a poor substitute for the stage original's Mary Martin. But the location scenery on the Hawaiian island of Kauai is gorgeous and the songs are among the finest in the American musical catalogue: "Some Enchanted Evening", "Younger than Springtime", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair", "This Nearly Was Mine". That's Juanita Hall as the sly native trader Bloody Mary, singing the haunting tune that launched a thousand tiki bars, "Bali H'ai". The movie is based on stories from James Michener's book Tales from the South Pacific. --Robert Horton, Amazon.com

Synopsis
A Rodgers and Hammerstein classic revolving around a forbidden love affair between a native girl and a young American sailor on a Pacific island during World War II. SOUTH PACIFIC's blend of war, love, and racial bigotry is based on the novel TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC by James A. Michener. The musical follows the spunky Nellie Forbush, a World War II nurse stationed on a tropical island in the Pacific. Nellie meets a French plantation owner and falls in love with the mysterious man whose lifestyle is so different from her own Little Rock roots. Lt. Joseph Cable, a marine sent to the island with top-secret plans to spy on the nearby Japanese fleet, becomes friends with a local merchant, Bloody Mary, she brings him to the enchanted island of Bali Ha'i, where she introduces him to her daughter--an exotic beauty he soon becomes enamored with. The lovely tropical location is the perfect backdrop to showcase Rodgers & Hammerstein's mesmerising score, which includes the classic songs "Some Enchanted Evening," "Bali Ha'i," "There Is Nothin' Like a Dame," "Younger Than Springtime," "A Cock-eyed Optimist," and "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair."

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "There Is Nothing Like.....................", 15 Mar 2004
By P. A. Rushforth "Yorkshire man" (Yorkshire, England) - See all my reviews
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Well, you could quite sincerely add -- ".... a Rodgers and Hammerstein film", but in their film "South Pacific" the title of one of their songs, as you may remember, is "There Is Nothing Like A Dame". And it is just one of the memorable songs from this enjoyable film.
Made in 1958, there is plenty of romance but although the action takes place on a South Sea Island during World War II we see little of the war.
The film received the Academy Award for Best Sound and was a nominee for the score and was also nominated in the Colour Cinematography class.
Heading the cast are Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, John Kerr and Ray Walston. Mitzi playing a young Navy nurse and Rossano, playing an older French plantation owner provide the main love interest.
Other notable songs in this musical are "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair", "Some Enchanted Evening" and "I'm In Love With A Wonderful Guy".
Turn the lights down, make yourself comfortable, switch on the film for 'there is nothing like' a good musical to help you relax and forget your problems for two and a half hours.
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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It Is That Good!, 27 Jun 2004
By E. A. Redfearn "eredfearn2" (Middlesbrough) - See all my reviews
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Er yes, this popular musical finally makes it onto DVD and about time too. Very popular during the late 1950s, it enhanced audiences all over the world; it remains one of the most successful ever made. Now about this DVD. Er yes, it is that good! Picture and sound, bearing in mind the movie's age, is very good indeed. The color filters used in some scenes look very smudgy on Video, but not on DVD. Moreover, it also has an Overture and and Intermission if you fancy a cuppa half way through. Extras are minimul which is a shame. There is no trailer which would have been nice. Still, dont let that put you off buying this classic. You will find yourself singing along with it, after all There Is Nothing Quite Like a Good Musical!!
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the all time classics, 6 Mar 2005
By dragondrums "dragondrums" (Ingleby Barwick, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is one of the all time greats. Set on a South Pacific island during the war, it deals with what were contentious issues at the time, mainly inter-racial relationships and racial prejudice.
Mitzi Gaynor stars as a nurse who falls in love with a local French plantation owner (Rossano Brazzi). She has to confront her own prejudices when she finds he has two Polynesian children from a previous relationship. A parallel story features a young, white pilot who falls in love with a native girl but doesn't feel able to take her back to his Philadelphia home.
The film is peppered with toe-tapping songs such as 'There aint nothing like a dame', 'Bali H'ai', 'Younger than springtime' and many, many more. The cast all play their parts very well but particularly good is Juanita Halls 'Bloody Mary', the local 'entrepreneur'. One downside of this film is the director's choice to use colour filters, which at times gives a very strange look to the movie, but once you get used to this it is barely noticeable and certainly it doesn't detract from what is an excellent production.
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5.0 out of 5 stars South Pacific DVD
The dvd arrived in excellent time and came with strong packaging so it was not damaged. The quality was good and I thoroughly enjoyed the film.
Published 11 days ago by Mrs. C. N. Gray

2.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film, could do without a break in the middle
If I'm commenting on the film I would have to say it's wonderful. I've always loved it, probably because of the music, scenery and it's a perfect way to spend a couple of... Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars This could have been better!
This was a surprising attempt to high-light racial issues, but it is just a pity the ending was such a cop-out. Read more
Published on 21 Jul 2005 by Tank Girl

5.0 out of 5 stars Most people live on a lonely island (or a gray cube)
This is an exceptional movie on many levels. The adaptation from play to screen carried without the look and feel. The music outsells the movie. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2002 by bernie

4.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Family Film
A huge success upon its initial release in 1958, it has remained popular to this day, although not as popular as The Sound of Music. Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2002 by E. A. Redfearn

3.0 out of 5 stars Okay Screen Adaptation of Stage Classic
This screen version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's stage success is marred by the experimental colour tinting techniques, which really undermine all the subtleties of the profound... Read more
Published on 24 Jun 2000

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