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Paradise Found is a 2003 biographical film based on the life of Post-Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin. Starring Kiefer Sutherland as the title character, alongside Nastassja Kinski and Alun Armstrong.
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| Directed by | Mario Andreacchio |
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| Cinematography | Geoffrey Simpson |
| Edited by | Edward McQueen-Mason |
| Music by | Frank Strangio |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $4,590 |
Kiefer's father, Donald Sutherland, also plays Paul Gauguin in the 1986 film The Wolf at the Door.
Plot
editThe film covers a later part of Gauguin's life (Kiefer Sutherland) from 1880 to 1897, when he resigned his job as a stockbroker to paint full-time and journey to Polynesia. It documents how Gauguin befriended Pissarro, felt compelled to paint, abandoned his family and then chronicled his love of Tahitian life.
Cast
edit- Kiefer Sutherland as Paul Gauguin
- Nastassja Kinski as Mette Gauguin
- Alun Armstrong as Camille Pissarro
- Thomas Heinze as Schuff
- Chris Haywood as Arnaud
- Nicholas Hope as Maurrin
- Marco Andreacchio as Juggler
Production
editThe film was filmed in Australia and the Czech Republic.[2]
Box office
editThe film grossed $4,590 at the box office in Australia.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "PARADISE FOUND (2001)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Please wait". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
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