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Marlon Brando's Tahitian Mirage
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Marlon Brando's Tahitian Mirage

May 9, 2025
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★ 6.0

Overview

Marlon Brando is best known for his successful films and two Oscars. But his link with French Polynesia, where the actor lived for nearly thirty years, remains largely unexplored. For Brando, a complex and tortured character, known for being unmanageable on film sets and even sometimes obnoxious, escaped throughout his life to a small hidden island at the end of the world. By settling in Tahiti, Brando thought he could rid himself of his anguish and turpitude. But Polynesia, with its paradise-like landscapes, gentle way of life and distinctive culture, was in reality nothing more than a mirage of an idealised, peaceful existence that the star never managed to achieve.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Grand Angle Productions
France Télévisions
Jean-Luc Millan & Jean-Louis Perez
Filmin'Tahiti

Cast

Marlon Brando

Self (archive) - subject

Marlon Brando

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