Paradise Road
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings
- Starring: Frances McDormand, Glenn Close
- Summary: Set in World War II Singapore, this is the story of several European women who are imprisoned by the Japanese and seek solace from the horror of their imprisonment by forming a vocal orchestra. (Fox Searchlight)
- Director: Bruce Beresford
- Genre(s): Drama, History, War
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Positive: 4 out of 18
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Mixed: 13 out of 18
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88The exceptionally strong cast showcases American, British, and Australian actresses, all of whom show an astonishing willingness to appear in physically unflattering circumstances (no makeup, hair and skin caked with drying mud).
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It's a beautiful movie. Too beautiful for its own good, really.
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60In trying to keep track of everybody while providing enough melodrama to sustain an atmosphere of controlled terror, Paradise Road stumbles all over itself and never really finds its center.
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38It settles for the recycled emotions of the past despite the fact "Schindler's List" has forever made such treatment shamefully passe. [18Apr1997 Pg.03.D]
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JudeM.8Immensely moved, especially by the fact that original scores which survived the camp were used for the vocal orchestra.
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