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Paradise Road

1997 · 122 min

A harrowing, slow-burning ordeal of endurance and small acts of beauty that leaves you drained but moved.

Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Genres: War, Drama, History
Starring: Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins

Tagline: Courage echoes forever.
Overview: A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp on Sumatra during World War II.

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Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Genres: War, Drama, History
Starring: Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
friendship
war
healing
Places: prison
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: war, drama, history
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Written by: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett, Julianna Margulies, Jennifer Ehle, Wendy Hughes, Johanna ter Steege
Music: Ross Edwards
Cinematography: Peter James
Runtime: 122 min
Country: Australia, United States of America
Languages: Japanese, English, Dutch, Malay

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