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Paradise Road

Year:
Duration:
122 min | 114 min (FMC Library Print)
Genres:
Drama | History | War
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
Bruce Beresford
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations
Details
Country: Australia
Release Date: 1997-04-11
Filming Locations: Marrickville Town Hall, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Earnings
Budget: $16,000,000
Opening Weekend: $577,651 (USA) (27 April 1997)
Gross: $1,921,471 (USA) (1 June 1997)
Cast
Actor
Character
Lisa Hensley
Lisa Hensley
Paradise Road
Glenn Close
Adrienne Pargiter
Frances McDormand
Dr. Verstak
Pauline Collins
Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond
Cate Blanchett
Susan Macarthy
Jennifer Ehle
Rosemary Leighton-Jones
Julianna Margulies
Topsy Merritt
Wendy Hughes
Mrs. Dickson
Johanna ter Steege
Sister Wilhelminia
Elizabeth Spriggs
Mrs. Roberts
Pamela Rabe
Mrs. Tippler
Clyde Kusatsu
Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake'
Stan Egi
Captain Tanaka
David Chung
The Interpreter
Sab Shimono
Colonel Hirota
Penne Hackforth-Jones
Mrs. Pike
Pauline Chan
Wing
Susie Porter
Oggi
Anita Hegh
Bett
Tessa Humphries
Celia Roberts
Lia Scallon
Mrs. O'Riordan
Marta Dusseldorp
Helen van Praagh
Marijke Mann
Mrs. Cronje
Aden Young
Bill Seary
Paul Bishop
Dennis Leighton-Jones
Stephen O'Rourke
William Pargiter
Vincent Ball
Mr. Dickson
Nicholas Hammond
Marty Merritt
Noel Ferrier
Robbie Roberts
Steven Grives
Westmacott
Robert Grubb
Colonel Downes
Arthur Dignam
Mr. Pike
Tanya Bird
Siobhan O'Riordan
Alwine Seinen
Millie
Kitty Clignett
Sister Anna
Shira Van Essen
Antoinette van Praagh
Yoshi Adachi
Mr. Moto
Mitsu Sato
Rags
Taka Nagano
Boris
Koji Sasaki
Lefty
Julie Anthony
Female Vocalist
Geoffrey Ogden-Brown
Band Leader
Jason Arden
Edgar
Kristine McAlister
Matron Heffernan
Jesse Rosenfeld
Danny Tippler
Phillip Stork
Michael Tippler
John Elcock
Seaman Francis
Hamish Urquhart
Aran O'Riordan
Jemal Blattner
Older Aran O'Riordan
John Proper
Captain Murchison
Shigenori Ito
Dr. Mizushima
Geoff O'Halloran
Sailor
Chi Yuen Lee
Chinese Man
Ping Pan
Chinese Man
Did you know?
Trivia
The camp in this movie is not a P.O.W. camp because the inmates are not prisoners of war. It is an internment camp, where civilians are kept for no other reason than being of the wrong nationality. This happened, for instance, to Japanese civilians in the U.S.
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In the book, 'Bruce Beresford: Instincts of the Heart', author Peter Coleman says Beresford asked his uncle about World War II: "I asked him about the treatment of Japanese prisoners. He said: 'We used to shoot the lot of them.' 'But that's dreadful!' I said. 'You weren't there, you wouldn't know,' he answered ­ and he is a pleasant, educated, rational man. I was shocked, but it did give me an insight."
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This is the second war movie directed by Bruce Beresford. His first was Breaker Morant (1980).
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Goofs
Given that each of the women wore a single dress, day in and day out, in a tropical climate for three years straight, the fabric of their clothing would have disintegrated long before that was finally depicted in the film. Also, there's no way that the nuns would have been able to keep the white elements of their habits white, especially given the scarcity of soap.
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An early night scene of the women swimming ashore (set in the week after 10 February 1942) shows the full moon. The moon was between last quarter and new moon that week.
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Quotes
Colonel Hirota: I could do no more.
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Title Card: Allied soldiers did not arrive in Belalau, the most remote internment camp in Sumatra, for a further two weeks. The women and children were taken to Singapore and Jakarta for medical treatment. They then returned to their homelands. The vocal orchestra performed over thirty works in 1943 and 1944. It ceased when half its members died, and the remainder were too weak to continue. Title Card: The music in this film was performed from the original scores, which survived the war. Lifelong friendships endured among the survivors of the camps, many of whom are alive today. Their reminiscences provided the inspiration for this film. 1 of 1 found this interesting Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Permalink Hide options Sister Wilhelminia: [grabbing a bottle of whiskey] Well I'm a nun, not a saint!
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Topsy Merritt: If I ever get out of this, I'll never say a word against New Jersey.
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Photos from cast
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