Paradise Road with Glenn Close: DVD Cover

    Paradise Road Director: Bruce Beresford Cast: Glenn Close, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett, Frances McDormand

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    • DVD Release Date: 03/13/2001
    • Original Release: 1997
    • Rating: Rated R
    • Sales Rank: 18,480

    Viewer Rating: (1 ratings)

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    Anamorphic widescreen [aspect ratio 2.35:1]; Audio: English 5.1 Surround, English Dolby Surround, French Dolby Surround; Subtitles: English, Spanish; Theatrical trailer

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    0. Menu Group #1 with 20 chapter(s) covering 01:53:57
    1. Singapore, 1942 [5:56]
    2. Main Titles. [3:03]
    3. Escape from Singapore. [2:07]
    4. Sumatra. [3:53]
    5. Prisoners. [4:44]
    6. Hard Labor. [1:16]
    7. The Sick. [7:53]
    8. Death Penalty. [2:43]
    9. Music Lovers. [1:36]
    10. The Younger Girls. [4:19]
    11. A Punishment. [3:48]
    12. A Celebration. [1:54]
    13. A Music Lesson. [3:03]
    14. Disrespect. [7:54]
    15. A Concert. [1:40]
    16. Moving Camp. [:14]
    17. Snakes and Grasshoppers. [6:39]
    18. Starvation. [5:35]
    19. The War is Over. [:48]
    20. End Credits. [5:52]

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    Based on the testimony of survivors, this historical drama recounts the WWII heroism of female prisoners of war. (Glenn Close) stars as Adrienne Partiger, a society doyenne who flees Singapore with other expatriate women, mostly the wives of servicemen, when Japanese forces invade in 1942. When their gunboat is sunk in an air attack, the survivors wash ashore on Japanese-held Sumatra. The women are interned in a grim POW camp where punishments for even minor infractions are extreme. With the help of a missionary (Pauline Collins), Partiger corrals the women, including a tough American (Julianna Margulies), an Australian nurse (Cate Blanchett) and a young wife (Jennifer Ehle) into a musical group. Since singing is not allowed, the a cappella chorus dubs itself "a vocal orchestra" and is tolerated -- if barely -- by their Japanese captors. Though living conditions are squalid, food is scarce, and a thin sliver of soap inspires a shower brawl, the music keeps spirits uplifted and a Jewish-German doctor (Frances McDormand) provides some medical aid. Writer-director Bruce Beresford interviewed real-life participants in similar POW musical groups. Some provided, from memory, sheet music of the pieces they performed, which were used in the film. Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

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    July 05, 2009: I found this movie to be much more than I had expected. Based on a true story - really! Mostly high society women are captured by the Japanese, after their ship sailing them to freedom is torpedoed by the Japanese. This movie is a testament to the human spirit. They all have different ways of keeping their dignity alive in horrible circumstances. As always, Glenn Close delivers a superb performance. However, the other actors in this move are equally excellent, all supporting each other. There is a wonderful scene where one of the guards lets his "guard" down and we see his genuine human-ness. Memorable.