Paradise Road
Paradise Road is a 1997 film which tells the story of a group of American, English, Dutch and Australian women that are imprisoned during World War II in Sumatra. It was led by Bruce Beresford and stars Glenn Close as beatific Adrienne Pargiter, Frances McDormand since the brash Dr. Verstak, Pauline Collins as missionary Margaret Drummond (based on 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 picture on real events,'' Bruce Beresford tells the story of a vocal orchestra created by the women in a Western P.O.W. camp, even a classic Australians' tale extolling women's capacity to withstand hardship and atrocity through perseverance, solidarity and creativity.
Released: 1997-02-11
Duration: 122
min
