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Paradise Road. (1997 film) Paradise Road is a 1997 Australian war film that tells the story of a group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women who are imprisoned by the Japanese in Sumatra during World War II. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and stars Glenn Close as Adrienne Pargiter, (based on Norah Chambers [3] [4] ), Frances ...
Apr 18, 1997 · Powered by JustWatch. Bruce Beresford's “Paradise Road” tells the story of a group of women who were held prisoner in a Japanese internment camp for most of World War II. If you were told this story by one of the survivors, you would shake your head in amazement and marvel at her courage.
Based on extensive research of true incidents, Bruce Beresford's "Paradise Road" is an honorable and even noble effort to pay tribute to the courage and strength of a group of disparate women held ...
When introducing viewers to setting and characters, and getting the characters into a prison camp, Paradise Road makes an obvious change from "true incidents": the killing of eighty people on the beach is completely omitted [ 21 ].
Apr 11, 1997 · Recently viewed. Paradise Road: Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett. A group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II use music to relieve their misery.
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Jun 21, 2007 · Based on extensive research of true incidents, Bruce Beresford’s “Paradise Road” is an honorable but ultimately failed effort to pay tribute to the courage and strength of a group of disparate women held captive by the Japanese during World War II.
Dec 31, 1996 · Home |. Movies |. Reviews. Paradise Road Review. Fact-based recounting of a group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II and used music as a...
