The Castaways of Turtle Island
Bonaventure (Richard) is a semi-competent travel agent who makes up stories about his great romantic adventures to tell to the girls in his office. One evening, he meets a woman who has the same name as one of his made-up romances, and they share a for-real one-night encounter. Afterward, he thinks up a scheme for a unique tour situation in which people might pay for a limited-time visit to a completely undeveloped island where they will be forced to become modern-day Robinson Crusoes. (allmovie.com)
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The Castaways of Turtle Island

1976
2h 20m
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Avg Percentile 69.37% from 21 total ratings

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Rated 01 Aug 2020
71
69th
it's basically: a bunch of people take a strange risk, and then act on their own volition as to how far they go/whether or not they stick around. Except perhaps the little brother, the musician, and the pin-up, who float nonchalantly, who seem to lack a Parisian stuffiness the film affectionately sends-up. It's cute and nourishing, and never feels like a drag at 2 hours 20 mins.
Rated 24 Jul 2010
85
95th
Yet another vacation-themed film by Rozier, still enticingly realistic and authentic, but more humorous than any of his previous works, pretty much a comedy. It brings to mind Herzog's Aguirre, Wertmuller's Swept Away, and 2000's reality shows, but it's mellow. To be enjoyed as much for the sun, clear blue water, tropical greenery and tight female bodies, as for the unpredictable plot, beautifully devised characters and profoundly wise development of their interactions.

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