Tahiti 1983. Den unge Tami møder sejleren Richard. Sammen begiver de sig på vej mod San Diego på Richard's sejlbåd - uden at vide, at de har direkte kurs mod en af historiens værste orkaner. Da Tami kommer til sig selv efter stormen, opdager hun, at Richard er alvorligt såret, og at båden er ødelagt. Nu starter en desperat kamp for at overleve på det store, øde ocean.
'Parterapi i Paradis' handler om tre par fra Midtvestens, der tager på en ferie på en paradisisk tropeø, hvor parterapi er obligatorisk.Da parrene køber pakkerejse forventer de, at terapien er surf og sand og palmesus. Ikke så snart har de fundet badeshorts og bikini frem og har sat kursen mod stranden, før det går op for dem, at de er nødt til at overbevise terapeuten om, at de er lykkeligt gift.'Parterapi i Paradis' er med Vince Vaughn og har et manuskript af Jon Favreau, der tidligere har skrevet bl.a. 'Swingers'.
I 1789 er Bligh kaptajn på krigsskibet H.M.S. Bounty. Bligh er benhård og sætter disciplin højere end noget andet om bord. Men mændene vil hellere slappe af med de indfødte piger på Tahiti, og inden længe trækker det op til konfrontation mellem Blich og officererne på den ene side og skibets øvrige besætning på den anden.
1787. HMS Bounty begiver sig ud på en rejse, der fører skibet gennem farefyldte vande til et tropisk paradis – og til en plads i historien som det mest uheldsvangre fartøj, der nogensinde har hejst sejl for konge og fædreland.
Fletcher Christian leder et succesfyldt mytteri mod den hensynsløse Kaptajn Bligh på skibet HMS Bounty i 1787. Et år senere vender Bligh dog tilbage til skibet, fast besluttet på at hævne sig på Christian og resten af besætningen.
De befinder sig der, hvor alle ønsker at være - nygifte og på bryllupsrejse på Hawaii. Så hvorfor er alt så ikke perfekt? Tja, måske fordi hun er datter af en mafiaboss, der har gennemtrumfet brylluppet - med en mand hun ikke engang kender. Og måske fordi hun jages af nogle usædvanligt ihærdige kidnappere.
On the South Pacific island of Bora Bora, a young couple's love is threatened when the tribal chief declares the girl a sacred virgin.
A Polynesian sailor is separated from his wife when he's unjustly imprisoned for defending himself against a colonial bully. Members of the community petition the governor for clemency but all pretense of law and order are soon shattered by an incoming tropical storm.
År 1891. Kunstmaleren Paul Gauguin er allerede velkendt i de kunstneriske kredse i Paris, men han er træt af den såkaldte civiliserede verden og dens politiske, moralske og kunstneriske konventioner. Han efterlader derfor kone og børn for at rejse alene til den anden ende af verden, Tahiti. Han er fuld af længsel efter original renhed, og han er parat til at ofre alt for at finde det, han søger. I fattigdom og ensomhed bevæger Gauguin sig dybere ind i Tahitis jungle, hvor han møder maorierne og Tehura - hans muse - som sidenhen bliver inspirationskilde til hans mest ikoniske kunstværker.
Island of Tahiti. French government official De Roller is a calculating man with impeccable manners, capable of dealing with both high society and the locals he frequents in shady joints.
The "Eleven Brooklyn Bombshells," a band led by Mickey Monroe ('Dennis O'Keefe (I)' ), are stranded in Tahiti at the time of the fall of France to the Nazis. Suzette "Suzie" Durand (Simone Simon). a French-American girl singing in a nightclub is consumed with a desire to go to the United States. Things go from bad to worse for the band,. and they are faced with the necessity of either taking a girl singer into the group,which they all regard as bad luck, or starving. The band insists that she be dropped as soon as they can earn enough to catch a bot home. But Mickey falls in love with Suzie, and smuggles her on board the ship.
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
James Mason and John Mills star in this comedy-drama about a tough colonel and a refined captain who clashed during the war, and continue their personal battle in peace-time Tahiti.
Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbrocker who abandons his middle-classed life, his family, his duties to start painting, what he has always wanted to do. He is from now on a awful human being, wholly devoted to his ideal: beauty.
Madeline and the girls take an ocean liner to Tahiti, where they learn to surf, snorkel and take part in native dances, while foiling a villain's evil plan to reactivate the Tahiti-nui volcano so he can loot the capitol of the island when the city is evacuated. But Madeline's enjoyment is dampened by a falling-out with her best friend, Pepito, and she discovers that a good friendship is worth more than the best vacation in the world.
Cinerama takes you on a South Seas Adventure to tropical islands set like sparkling jewels in dreamy cerulean waters. Thrill to the lure of sunbrowned, luscious maidens and a paradise of coconut palms, coral strand and blue lagoons. Enchanted South Pacific archipelagos beckon with all the beauty and color of a painter’s palette. Stepping stones in the vast expanse of far-away seas, they promise romance, adventure, excitement—an irresistible blend of fascinating people and exotic places.
After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Uncle Jonas, would rather dance and romance than earn a living. When Jonas loses the family plantation in a cockfight, Chester saves the day by towing in a large ship abandoned at sea and claiming the salvage. But opening a joint bank account in the name of the Tuttle clan may not have been a wise decision.
In the kingdom of the lagoons where the custom wants that only the men can become kings. The young Aïmata Pomaré will break this law. Faced with the hostility of her fellow men, threatened by the covetousness of England and France, Aïmata, a young Tahitian princess, will try to save her traditions and her people in order to offer them a destiny. This is how she will become the last queen of Tahiti and make peace with France.
Island girl Mimi plans to leave Tahiti, but maybe she'll have a reason to stay when Mr. Endicott arrives.
Featuring ten-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, The Ultimate Wave follows a quest to find the perfect wave-riding experience. Filmed in Tahiti and among the islands of French Polynesia, the film showcases dramatic giant screen surfing action in a unique Pacific paradise.