L'île de Pâques(1935)

L'île de Pâques Synopsis

The first Easter Island documentary, filmed in 1935 when the Belgian naval ship Mercator came to collect Drs. Henri Lavacherry and Alfred Métraux, who had arrived six months before to carry out archaeological and ethnological work. The film, directed with melodramatic gusto and featuring a full orchestral score by Maurice Jaubert (who also did the narration), shows islanders, the monuments, and a public dance. A theme of decay and decadence characterizes the film, the motif portrayed gruesomely by extensive close-ups of the inhabitants of the leper colony there at the time. The film suited a romantic image of a mysterious lost civilization, the survivors eking out a pitiful existence on a barren rock. (Grant McCall)

L'île de Pâques (1935) is a documentary film directed by John Fernhout, released on May 24, 1935 with a runtime of 23m. It stars Maurice Jaubert. Viewers rate it 10.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.