Come See the Paradise
1990·Movie·
·2h 13min
Where to Watch
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About
In 1942 over 100,000 Americans were interned in prison camps. In America.
In this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a Japanese-American man. Jack falls for the owner's daughter, Lily, but they are forced to elope to Seattle when her father forbids the relationship. The couple marry and have a daughter, but when World War II breaks out, Jack is powerless to stop his new family's forced internment.
DNA
- Themes
- Click below to reveal spoilersComing Of AgeLoss Of InnocenceFamily BondsBetrayalLove Conquers AllThe Cost Of AmbitionIsolationSacrifice
- Plot
- Click below to reveal spoilersBetrayalMarital StrugglesInterracial RomanceForbidden LoveFamily SeparationSacrificeInternment Camp Life
- Narrative
- Cinematic Style
- Costume and Set
Sequels and Prequels
No sequels or prequels available
Crew
Directed by:
Alan Parker, Michael Seresin, Aldric La'Auli Porter
Written by:
Alan Parker
Produced by:
Nellie Nugiel, Robert F. Colesberry
Composed by:
Randy Edelman
Cast
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