Pearls and Savages (1921)
- Directed by
- Frank Hurley
- Genre
- documentary film, silent film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 56 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film shows the daily life and customs of people in Papua New Guinea and the Torres Strait Islands. It was shot in the early 1920s and presents a silent record of these communities.
observationalethnographicvisually lushmeditativehistoricalstatelyunhurriedcontemplative
What happens
Pearl and Savages is a 1921 documentary by filmmaker Frank Hurley about the people of Papua New Guinea and Torres Strait. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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