The DVD of Tiki Vol. 1 - Paradise Lost
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Armchair traveling to the most exotic chapter of American pop culture! Come fly with us and relive the rise and fall of polynesian pop. Be there. See the places and the people. Hear the stories from eye witnesses and real tiki aficionados like Martin Denny, Leroy Schmaltz & Bob van Oosting, Eric Askew, the Bali Hai Boys, Sven Kirsten, Otto von Stroheim, Shag, Beachbum Berry and many more. The DVD OF TIKI, Vol. I “Paradise Lost” explores the origins of the myth of the Souths Seas paradise and follows a nation on their transition from the puritan 1950s to the sexual revolution of the 70s. The Sixties, the heyday of Tiki offered wild island lifestyle with exotic sounds and intoxicating concoctions without endangering the given moral and social rules at that time.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2012-07-22
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Jochen Hirschfeld
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: The DVD of Tiki Vol. 1 - Paradise Lost
Production Companies: Armchair Travelling
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