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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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.

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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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