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South Pacific

1958 · 157 min

Sweeping, song-filled island romance that shifts from playful to somber, with lush color and a bittersweet tug at the heart.

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Overview: Can a girl from Little Rock find happiness with a mature French planter she got to know one enchanted evening away from the military hospital where she is a nurse? Or should she just wash that man out of her hair? Bloody Mary is the philosopher of the island and it's hard to believe she could be the mother of Liat who has captured the heart of Lt. Joseph Cable USMC. While waiting for action in the war in the South Pacific, sailors and nurses put on a musical comedy show. The war gets closer and the saga of Nellie Forbush and Emile de Becque becomes serious drama.
How it feels: Romantic, earnest, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, race, war, parenthood
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
race
war
parenthood
redemption
Places: sea
hospital
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: musical
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild