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Come See the Paradise

1990 · 133 min

A sweeping, sorrowful romance set against a shameful chapter of history, told with earnestness and a slow, aching pull.

Directed by
Alan Parker
Genres
Drama, Romance, History
Tagline
In 1942 over 100,000 Americans were interned in prison camps. In America.
Overview
In this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a Japanese-American man. Jack falls for the owner's daughter, Lily, but they are forced to elope to Seattle when her father forbids the relationship. The couple marry and have a daughter, but when World War II breaks out, Jack is powerless to stop his new family's forced internment.

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Directed by
Alan Parker
Genres
Drama, Romance, History
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • isolation
  • identity
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance, history
Directed by
Alan Parker
Written by
Alan Parker
Starring
Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Sab Shimono, Brady Tsurutani, Shizuko Hoshi, Stan Egi, Ronald Yamamoto, Akemi Nishino
Music
Randy Edelman
Cinematography
Michael Seresin
Runtime
133 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Japanese, English

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