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Islands in the Stream

Islands in the Stream

1977 · 104 min · EN · PG · 6.5 (25 votes)
Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner · Starring George C. Scott, David Hemmings, Gilbert Roland, Hart Bochner, Susan Tyrrell, Richard Evans · Music Jerry Goldsmith

“How long has it been since you've seen a really good movie? If it's been too long then see "Islands in the Stream."”

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An isolated sculptor is visited by his three sons just before the start of WWII.

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This film feels like a sun-drenched, yet deeply melancholic, meditation on paternal love and the quiet weight of existence. It's a reflective journey through a man's inner world, set against a beautiful, isolated backdrop, imbued with a sense of impending change and the bittersweet nature of connection.

reflectivemelancholicpoignantserenesombersteadyclassic dramacharacter-drivennaturalistic settingelegiacfather-son bondsmasculinityisolationlegacythe shadow of war
sibling relationshipbased on novel or bookfishingbahamassculptor1940s1930sfather son relationship
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