简介：IntheVictorianperiod,EmmelineFosterandMichaelReynolds,twoBritishchildren,arethesurvivorsofashipwreckintheSouthPacific.Afterdaysafloat,theyaremaroonedonalushtropicalislandinthecompanyofkindlyoldsailorPaddyButton.Eventually,Paddydiesinadrunkenbinge,leavingEmmelineandMichael,nowattractivelygrownup,allalonewitheachother.Together,theysurvivesolelyontheirresourcefulness,andthebountyoftheirremoteparadise. YearspassandbothEmmelineandMichaelbecometanned,athleticandnubileyoungadults.Eventually,theirrelationship,morealongthelinesofbrotherandsisterintheiryouth,blossomsintolove,andthenpassion.EmmelineandMichaelhavetheirbabyboy,andtheylivetogetherascommon-lawhusbandandwife,contentintheirsolitude.Buttheirmarriageisthreatenedbythearrivaloftwoeviltraders,whoforcethechildtodiveforpearlsatgunpoint,beforekillingeachotheroff. Emmelineisremindedoftheoutsideworldandwantstoleavetheisland.ShefearsforthechildifsheandMichaelshoulddie,andbeginstothinkofhisfuture.Michaelfinallysuccumbstoherpleadingandtheypackasmallboatandleavetheisland.Butbecalmedinthemiddleoftheocean,theysuccumbtoexposure.TheyarefoundbyaBritishship,butthefilmleavestheirfateambiguous.…