Flyerplesys Perfectly adorable

Libramedi Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

polkemax I, too, saw this many years ago. I actually have a few years on you, Yoshiyuki, as I'm 57. I saw it around 1960, maybe a little before. I've been looking for it for YEARS, too, but somewhere along the line I got confused and thought the name was "Isle of Paradise", so thanks to you, I've gotten straight on that! I hope we both have luck in finding it soon. I don't believe I've ever seen the earlier version, from 1932. Another movie I'm looking for is The Crowd Roars, starring Robert Taylor. A bit older movie from the late 1930s. These 2 movies are my favorites from long ago and it would mean SO MUCH to find them. I have such fond memories of both these films.

kenralls I saw Bird of Paradise when it first came out and was struck by Debra Paget's beauty and gentleness. My age was around 15 at the time. From that time on, I have read innumerable books relating to islands of the South Pacific. Now, 55 years later, I have written my own "island" books. So far I have three in sequence on the market. McKay's Island books by Ken Ralls. I would like to be able to contact Debra Paget for permission to use her pictures in my fourth book in the series. She would be the island girl, Kamlani, in my books. She has a special place in my heart.... Alas, all attempts to contact her have gone for naught.... Help! I share your Christian faith, Ms. Paget.

jrtsrme This movie is an original "Chick Flick". It is a wonderful mix of beautiful landscapes, great characters, romance, and emotion. Make sure you have a hankie ready, as this is the ultimate tear jerker. They just don't make them like this anymore. Debra Paget is just outright beautiful. Her acting makes you feel all of her character's emotions. A beautiful love story. The music is haunting, and you will be humming it for the rest of the day. I can't say enough about the wonderful storyline. If you enjoy great old movies, then this is a must see. My mother told me about this movie, and now I have shared it with my daughter.

DRchezmoi I saw this film in the theater when it was first issued. I was 14. I sat through it twice. I became aware that I was not looking at what my friends were looking at. This film cemented my gradually-growing awareness that I was gay. Louis Jourdan was my first teen-age crush. Much of this film's portrayal of Polynesian culture is authentic and was carefully researched. The "common house" and the fire walk are two examples. But because scholarly research gets embedded here in such an unbelievable story, the film's central message of cross-cultural universality gets seriously diluted. So much more could have been done with the cultural background available. Paget is wooden throughout; her dancing is awful. Chandler's discomfort with his role may well have stemmed from the fact that he was gay in real life and spends much of his screen time in shots together with Jourdan in which both have very little on. Jourdan has little to do but look absolutely gorgeous, a skill at which he shines in every film he made. Yet this film has much to recommend it. I have enjoyed watching it again tremendously after all these years.