Paradise Road
by Bruce Beresford
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Actor: Cate Blanchett, Frances McDormand, Glenn Close, Jennifer Ehle, Pauline CollinsDirector: Bruce Beresford
Brand: FOX
Writer: Bruce Beresford
Producer: Andrew Yap
Producer: David Giles
Writer: David Giles
Producer: Graeme Rattigan
Writer: Betty Jeffrey
Writer: Martin Meader
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 122 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-03-13
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Paradise Road
Movie Review: Unresponsive 20th Century Fox
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the VHS version of Paradise Road when it first came out. It is a really superior movie with a stellar cast. When the movie was released on DVD, I eagerly bought it, as well. To my disappointment, a couple of scenes were simply omited from the DVD. One was the pivotal scene of triumph for the women in captivity who, having just buried one of their number, who was responsible for writing the musical scores used by the vocal orchestra, are taunted by the Japanese officer who had made their lives so difficult. In response to his taunt about having no more music now that this woman was dead, the women pick up stones, sticks, and take off their wooden shoes and beat out the rhythm of Ravel's Bolero, which the vocal orchestra had sung. It is their moment of triumph.
I tried to return the DVD to the store from which I bought it, but they would not allow a return or issue a refund, because it "isn't our problem." I wrote to Twentieth Century Fox, but they did not show even the courtesy of a response. Today, I decided to call them to try again to get the complete movie for which I paid in good faith. The young man who spoke with me said, "The DVD didn't say it had all the same scenes as the VHS." Since when does a DVD cover have to say, "This is the complete movie, with no scenes left out?" They certainly say when they contain extra footage. He almost laughed when I suggested that they should, in that case, issue a refund.
I know perfectly well that if I should decide to copy one of their movies to give or sell to someone else, they would take legal action against me (if they were aware of it). And that would be fair enough. It is equally theft for them to sell me a DVD of a movie without all of its scenes and refuse to make it good.
This is a very good movie, but it loses much of its significance without the deleted scenes.
Summary of Paradise Road
In a time of war, an extraordinary group of women turned a song of hope into a symphony of triumph. From the director of "Driving Miss Daisy" comes a true story of courage, triumph, friendship and strength starring Glenn Close ("Dangerous Liaisons"), Oscar®-Winner Frances McDormand (1996 Best Actress, "Fargo") and Emmy Award Winner Julianna Margulies (TV's "ER"). This compelling drama reveals the heroic actions of a group of women held prisoner by the Japanese during World War ll. These diverse women from different countries, speaking different languages, unite to form a vocal orchestra-creating a life affirming symphony of human voices.Similar DVD Movies
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