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Paradise Road

Lists: Drama, Historical, War

Brief Synopsis: "Paradise Road is a 1997 film which tells the story of a group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women who are imprisoned in Sumatra during World War II. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and stars Glenn Close as beatific Adrienne Pargiter, Frances McDormand as 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 model 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 Japanese P.O.W. camp, a classic survivors' tale extolling women's ability to survive hardship and atrocity through perseverance, solidarity and creativity."

Overall Ranking: - (Rank from 1997: # 0)


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  • Glenn Close (Adrienne Pargiter)
  • Frances McDormand (Dr. Verstak)
  • Pauline Collins (Daisy Margaret Drummond)
  • Cate Blanchett (Susan Macarthy)
  • Julianna Margulies (Topsy Merritt)
  • Jennifer Ehle (Rosemary Leighton-Jones)
  • Wendy Hughes (Mrs. Dickson)
  • Johanna ter Steege (Sister Wilhelminia (as Johanna Ter Steege))
  • (Director)