South Pacific

Synopsis

Set on a remote island during World War II, the classic musical follows two parallel romances: one between Ensign Nellie Forbush, a Navy nurse, and Emile de Becque, a wealthy French plantation owner, the other between Liat, a native girl, and a young American Marine, Lt Joseph Cable, whose secret mission on the island could help change the course of the war. Nellie is a small town woman who joined the Navy to see the world outside of Little Rock, Arkansas. When she meets the arrestingly handsome Emile, the two fall in love at first sight. But Emile is hiding a secret that threatens their blossoming romance. Lt Cable wasn't looking for love when he arrived on the island. He is on a secret mission to establish a coast watch on an enemy held island to spy on the Japanese, a mission that requires enlisting the aid of someone who knows the area well. Once on the island, he meets Luther Billis, a wily Seabee, and Bloody Mary, a shrewd native woman who uses the GIs as much as she caters to them. When Billis takes Cable to the exotic Bali Ha'i for some rest and recreation, Mary introduces him to her beautiful daughter, Liat, and Cable falls passionately in love. Both romances face daunting obstacles, however, and the lovers are torn apart by racial prejudice. Heartbroken and disenchanted, Cable and Emile make the decision to embark on a dangerous mission that may threaten both of their lives.