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Island In The Sun on DVD, Drama, James Mason, Joan Fontaine

Island In The Sun on DVD, Drama, James Mason, Joan Fontaine

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Island In The Sun, Set on a fictitious island in the Carribean during colonial British rule, it focuses on the life of a young charismatic and handsome black male with political aspirations. He finds himself confused on returning home when his romantic liaison with a white female tends to conflict with his political views. As rumor has it, an interracial screen kiss caused quite a commotion in the U.S. when this movie was released. The plot is further strengthened by a look at the lives of a white expatriate family also living on the island. The family has to deal with problems of infidelity, racism, and murder.

STARS: James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge


119 min | Drama, Romance | 1987 | Color

 

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Richly entertaining…

Island In The Sun, Very easy to imagine this happening throughout the world. The setting of the film (island) creates the microcosm that drives the conflicts of the plot, much like Casablanca. The theme of desire throughout the film helps this wonderful cast create characters you can enjoy and understand, their motives quite transparent. The scene with Harry Belafonte (David Boyeur) singing with the fishermen hauling in the nets stands out. John Williams, who is always brilliant in such roles, works his magic to provoke and entrap James Mason’s Maxwell Fleury into confessing his murder. Dorothy Dandridge is lovely as Margot, and the subplot of her love affair keeps the hope for happy endings alive in the film. The cinematography helps to develop the exotic yet isolating setting, and the sets do well to set the tone of the lifestyle (luxurious) of the prominent characters who live under the mercy of desire in the human condition. The themes of this film transcend its setting, and I imagine this film to have been quite enlightening to those who viewed it in 1957. Really enjoyed this film, even in its length.

Succeeds on several different levels; a personal favorite

While there are many other more “contemporary” films which examine race relations issues equally as competently if not more so – considering this one was produced back in 1957 it should be recognized as genuine breakthrough! Sure, you may have heard about some of its cop outs, but bear in mind that interracial relationships were political dynamite at the time – and yet some of the film’s observations remain poignant even today. But the ultimate beauty of this film is that even if you could care less about the racial issues, it still excels as a mystery / “whodunit” with some intriguing plot twists, as a mini musical with Harry Belafonte performing at the top of his game, and even as a sort of Travel Channel feature-of-the-week, which might leave you booking reservations to your own tropical paradise. So tune out the naysayers for a moment and give this one a fair shot. It may not be technically perfect, but most will be entertained, one way or another.

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IVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR YEARS FOR THIS MOVIE!!!! IT PREMIERED ON SHOWTIME A LONG TIME AGO!! NOW I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE IT. THX

been looking for this for years.

I have yet to watch this but, presentation and, speed of arrival is impressive.

Worth the price

Would give it five stars, but it didn't have a main menu or subtitles. Still, it was great to find such a rare DVD and was worth the wait.

Great Old Movie.

Downloaded without any difficulty. Great Quality for an Old Movie.

Love these movies

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Such an enjoyable film

Such an enjoyable film. Love the story, the glamour, the costumes plus some very funny & sweet moments. Back when women were so feminine in their dress & manner.

I have always remembered this movie from decades ago

I have always remembered this movie from decades ago. Such a sad way for Steven's life to have ended. Still a great true story.

I found this film very good well worth the money

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I have not received theDVD

I have not received theDVD,I tried contacting about this and get no reply

Excellent

Excellent.
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Great product and really good quality

Great product and really good quality. Thank you will order from you again

A very pleasant old movie

A very pleasant old movie, brings back good memories watching this as a kid.
Great performances from all & quite moving at times.

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Hilarious

Hilarious, criminally underrated title I was glad I could find a source for.

Carry on at its best.

Loved the earlier days of the carry on crew.

Disc unreadable

Disc unreadable.
Failure to respond to e-mails for replacement or refund
Refund issued by paypal.
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DVD is utter crap

DVD is utter crap,it's not genuine and it is a burnt copy with poor quality. I got burnt purchasing this. Buyer beware this shop is questionable

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Three stars for the movie only. In spite of having leading actors, I was quite
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rarity nowadays.
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