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It could almost come out of
a film set in the South Seas.
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It's an invention,
as far as we know,
:44:08
on Powell's part.
:44:09
It isn't necessarily how any
of the islanders did communicate.
:44:12
But it fulfils a poetic function,
:44:16
because it's sending a small boat
out into the storm-tossed ocean,
:44:21
with only the possibility
that it might reach Andrew.
:44:25
It's the melodramatic function
of the film,
:44:28
its melodramatic dimension:
:44:30
The woman waiting by the sea
:44:33
for news
of the father of her child.
:45:37
(Schoonmaker-Powell) Working on a
film like this creates lifelong bonds
:45:42
and Michael Powell remained
very close to some of the crew
:45:46
who worked on this film.
:45:48
All of the crew, really, who
kept reappearing in his life,
:45:51
working on his films
for many years to come.
:45:55
One of the difficulties
of shooting on the island
:45:58
was that medical emergencies
were rather scary.