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Two Men of Fiji

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Two Men of Fiji is a 1959 Australian television documentary. It was directed by Brett Porter for the Shell Film Unit. It was filmed by Hone Glendinning and Roger Mirams in Fiji over a two-month period and was screened theatrically in Fiji.[1]

Notable for reputedly being Fiji's first hour-long colour documentary[a] and its location recording of the Lauan language.

Reception

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The Sydney Morning Herald said it "freshly and happily captured the spirit of a remote and happy people."[2]

Notes

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  1. Excluding accompanying newsreel and featurette footage of the Royal Visit to Fiji in 1953.

References

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  1. Pacific Islands Monthly, Pacific Publications, 1931, retrieved 11 July 2019
  2. "Fijian life in new Shell Film". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 May 1959. p. 10.
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