Paradise Road
Paradise Road is just a 1997 film which tells the story of a set of English, American, Dutch and Australian women who are imprisoned in Sumatra during World War II. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and stars Glenn Close as beatific Adrienne Pargiter, Frances McDormand as the brash Dr. Verstak, Pauline Collins as missionary Margaret Drummond (according to missionary Margaret Dryburgh), Julianna Margulies as American socialite Topsy Merritt, Jennifer Ehle as British doyenne and version Rosemary Leighton Jones, Cate Blanchett as Australian nurse Susan McCarthy and Elizabeth Spriggs as dowager Imogene Roberts. Basing his film real events,'' Bruce Beresford tells the narrative of a vocal orchestra generated by the ladies in a Japanese P.O.W. camp, even a basic survivors' tale extolling women's ability to withstand adversity and atrocity through perseverance, solidarity and imagination.
Released: 1997-02-11
Duration: 122
min