L'île de Pâques
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)
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- Status
- Released
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- Language
- French
- ethnographical
- short film
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Release dates
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical24 May 1935
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- When was L'île de Pâques released?
- L'île de Pâques was released on 24 May 1935.
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- Who directed L'île de Pâques?
- L'île de Pâques (1935) was directed by John Fernhout.
- How long is L'île de Pâques?
- L'île de Pâques runs for 23m.













