Paradise Road

1997
R
2h 2m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

6.1K

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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.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.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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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

6.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations

Trivia
The music in the film was derived from the actual score transcripts used in the P.O.W camps which survived World War II.

Goofs
The women of the choir did the singing while sitting down because of having to work in the extreme heat during the day left them exhausted.

Quotes
Adrienne Pargiter: You don't hate them do you?
Margaret Drummond: No.
Adrienne Pargiter: Why not?
Margaret Drummond: I've tried, but I can't bring myself to hate people. The worse they behave, the sorrier I feel for them.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Saint/Inventing the Abbotts/Double Team/That Old Feeling/Chasing Amy (1997)

Soundtracks
Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op. 95 'From the New World' II. Largo
Written by Antonín Dvorák (as Antonin Dvorak)

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Featured review

10/10

Why isn't this film better known?

I stumbled across this movie surfing TV channels late one night. I was drawn right into the plot, and thought it was an incredible story, incredibly well-told. It's a true story, which I previously did not know anything about, but should have. Both the story, itself, and the film, should be much, much better known. It is also one of Glenn Close's best performances. Her performance, and the film, itself, are absoultely gripping! If you like true-life stories that are extremely well-done, such as "We Were Soldiers," then this one is of a similar genre, but with the main characters being women.