The Last Paradise

The Last Paradise

A Virgin Paradise of Ten Thousand Thrills

1955 · 88 min · ★ 3.7 · Romance, Documentary, Adventure

A 1955 Italian independent film, released in the USA in 1956, which is basically a travelogue telling four stories, each about a different island in the South Pacific. Native customs, tribal rites,ceremonial procedure, courtships, and feats of strength and courage are depicted. The test of courage, for males, on one island , is a leap from a high wooden tower to the ground with a thin vine wrapped around their ankle breaking the fall at the last minute. The first bungee-jumpers?

Directed by Folco Quilici · Written by Ennio Flaiano

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