The Castaways of Turtle Island explained

The Castaways of Turtle Island
Native Name:	Les Naufragés de l'Île de la Tortue
Director:	Jacques Rozier
Starring:	Pierre Richard, Maurice Risch, Jacques Villeret, Pierre Barouh
Runtime:	140 min
Country:	France
Language:	French

The Castaways of Turtle Island (French: Les Naufragés de l'Île de la Tortue) is a 1976 French adventure-comedy film directed by Jacques Rozier.

Plot

The film revolves around travel agents who propose to their clients a new idea: an adventure-like life on a desert island at a very low budget.

Cast

Pierre Richard : Jean-Arthur Bonaventure
Maurice Risch : Joël Dupoirier (Gros Nono)
Jacques Villeret : Bernard Dupoirier (Petit Nono)
Tanya Lopert : Yolande
Jean-François Balmer : the "Big Boss"
Pierre Barouh : unhappy client
Patrick Chesnais : Gérard
Alain Sarde : agency manager
Naná Vasconcelos : musicien
Bernard Dumaine : chief of staff

Production

It is one of the four feature films directed by Rozier. Production was hindered by financial difficulties, only overcome thanks to Pierre Richard's personal efforts.^[1] Richard himself had to abandon the production before filming was complete, due to other engagements, the plot for the remaining of the film was therefore adapted to his absence^[2] and his character is conveniently sent to jail and not seen on screen during the last part of the film.

The film was shot in Guadeloupe and in the Dominican Republic.

Release

The film was a box-office bomb.^[3] ^[4]

Reception

Despite its commercial failure, the film received very positive retrospective response.^[5] ^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Tessé . Jean-Philippe . 2004-07-04 . Les Naufragés de l'île de la tortue . 2023-07-01 . Chro . fr-FR . 2023-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230217202326/https://www.chronicart.com/cinema/les-naufrages-de-l-ile-de-la-tortue/ . live .
Web site: Jacques Rozier (1926-2023) : disparition du dernier génie de la Nouvelle Vague - Les Inrocks . 2023-07-01 . lesinrocks.com/ . fr-FR . 2023-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701142540/https://www.lesinrocks.com/cinema/jacques-rozier-1926-2023-disparition-du-dernier-genie-de-la-nouvelle-vague-569229-04-06-2023/ . live .
Web site: Les Naufragés de l'île de la Tortue (Jacques Rozier, 1974) - La Cinémathèque française . 2023-07-01 . www.cinematheque.fr . fr . 2023-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701135938/https://www.cinematheque.fr/film/56895.html . live .
Web site: Jacques Rozier, en liberté CNC . 2023-07-01 . www.cnc.fr . fr-FR . 2023-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701142540/https://www.cnc.fr/cinema/actualites/jacques-rozier-en-liberte_1964951 . live .
Web site: 2019-10-27 . Les Naufragés de l'île de la Tortue . 2023-07-01 . Il était une fois le cinéma . fr-FR . 2023-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701141450/https://www.iletaitunefoislecinema.com/les-naufrages-de-lile-de-la-tortue/ . live .
Web site: Les Naufragés de l'île de la Tortue de Jacques Rozier (1976) - Analyse et critique du film - DVDClassik . 2023-07-01 . www.dvdclassik.com . 2023-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230218022736/https://www.dvdclassik.com/critique/les-naufrages-de-l-ile-de-la-tortue-rozier . live .