In 1980, when this film was released, there was quite a bit of controversy, most of it ill-founded. There were complaints about incest, but the two children are not brother and sister: Emmeline clearly addresses Arthur Lestrange as Uncle, while Richard calls him Father, so the closest they could be is cousins, and the expend of Uncle may have been venerable (indicating guardianship) rather than literal. There were complaints about showing a 14-year-old actress nude, but they weak body doubles for all of the nude scenes (Brooke Shields spends some of the commentary pointing which body double was veteran for which scene) .
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I’d guess that thought about this film polarises into about three camps. There are those who are jumpy / scandalised (let’s hope they don’t pick the DVD and be vexed and scandalised all over again) . There are those who are titillated by the nudity (such a shock for them to learn that they are looking at a 30-year-old woman, rather than a 14-year-old!) . And then there are those who can peer past all that to the sweet, innocent treasure sage that the film is really all about.
The area is fairly straightforward. A man, Arthur Lestrange (William Daniels), is taking two children, Emmeline (Elva Josephson) and Richard (Glenn Kohan), from Boston to San Francisco by sailing ship around the turn of the century (the date is not specified) . Because the Panama Canal doesn’t exist yet, they must recede fair down to the bottom of South America to obtain around. After rounding the bottom, there’s a fire aboard - something that is a serious pain, but in this case it is worse, because it is in a possess containing blasting powder, so the passengers are rowed away from the ship. In the confusion, the children are separated from Arthur Lestrange; they demolish up in a boat with Paddy, the ship’s cook (Leo McKern) . To create things worse, a heavy fog rolls in, the ship blows up, and they are adrift by themselves.
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Luck (and the scriptwriter) is with them, and they awaken within leer of an island. They are very fortunate to observe that this island has current water, gigantic fruit (bananas, papayas, and coconuts, amongst others), and is generally a tropical paradise. Paddy shows them various useful skills, including the construction of a hut, and collection of food, before dying. Now two fairly young children (I’m guessing they are under ten years) are alone. Years pass, and Richard (now Christopher Atkins) and Emmeline (now Brooke Shields) are coping fairly well with the basics of feeding themselves, but they are going through a variety of traumas as their bodies change. Matters like Emmeline’s first period are not glossed over - it’s easy to peruse how homely that could be for a young girl with no conception of what is happening to her. Emotionally, the pair are aloof children, and they squabble and tease one another honest as children do. There are a series of events (nope, I’m not saying what) that split them apart, then bring them attend together. Yes, they do learn about sex, and that is also handled sensitively - it could have arrive across as pornographic, but it doesn’t, it comes across as tender and caring. The consequences are handled well, too. Absorb in mind that these children, relieve on the ship, were mild at the “cabbage patch” stage of sex education…
Providing you have a grand enough mind not to be scandalised by the nudity (which is utterly appropriate to the setting), this is a sweet adore record spot in a tropical paradise, a view of innocence, with enough drama to add seasoning. Recommended.
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In 1980, when this film was released, there was quite a bit of controversy, most of it ill-founded. There were complaints about incest, but the two children are not brother and sister: Emmeline clearly addresses Arthur Lestrange as Uncle, while Richard calls him Father, so the closest they could be is cousins, and the exhaust of Uncle may have been venerable (indicating guardianship) rather than literal. There were complaints about showing a 14-year-old actress nude, but they obsolete body doubles for all of the nude scenes (Brooke Shields spends some of the commentary pointing which body double was weak for which scene) .
The situation is fairly straightforward. A man, Arthur Lestrange (William Daniels), is taking two children, Emmeline (Elva Josephson) and Richard (Glenn Kohan), from Boston to San Francisco by sailing ship around the turn of the century (the date is not specified) . Because the Panama Canal doesn’t exist yet, they must move fair down to the bottom of South America to net around. After rounding the bottom, there’s a fire aboard - something that is a serious pains, but in this case it is worse, because it is in a bear containing blasting powder, so the passengers are rowed away from the ship. In the confusion, the children are separated from Arthur Lestrange; they raze up in a boat with Paddy, the ship’s cook (Leo McKern) . To acquire things worse, a heavy fog rolls in, the ship blows up, and they are adrift by themselves.
Luck (and the scriptwriter) is with them, and they awaken within gaze of an island. They are very fortunate to search for that this island has recent water, expansive fruit (bananas, papayas, and coconuts, amongst others), and is generally a tropical paradise. Paddy shows them various useful skills, including the construction of a hut, and collection of food, before dying. Now two fairly young children (I’m guessing they are under ten years) are alone. Years pass, and Richard (now Christopher Atkins) and Emmeline (now Brooke Shields) are coping fairly well with the basics of feeding themselves, but they are going through a variety of traumas as their bodies change. Matters like Emmeline’s first period are not glossed over - it’s easy to sight how monstrous that could be for a young girl with no belief of what is happening to her. Emotionally, the pair are detached children, and they squabble and tease one another unbiased as children do. There are a series of events (nope, I’m not saying what) that split them apart, then bring them wait on together. Yes, they do learn about sex, and that is also handled sensitively - it could have advance across as pornographic, but it doesn’t, it comes across as tender and caring. The consequences are handled well, too. Beget in mind that these children, befriend on the ship, were collected at the “cabbage patch” stage of sex education…
Providing you have a mammoth enough mind not to be scandalized by the nudity (which is utterly appropriate to the setting), this is a sweet adore anecdote residence in a tropical paradise, a gape of innocence, with enough drama to add seasoning.
Recommended For fans OF Brooke Shields(of Calvin Klein blue jeans fame) and like stories.
Gunner January, 2008
