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Paradise poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 52.5 / 100
1991·Drama·1h 51m

PARADISE

“It would take a miracle to save their love... and that's just what they got.”

A 10-year-old boy spends a summer in the country with a childless couple and a precocious girl.

Above the Line
Mary Agnes Donoghue·DirectorMary Agnes Donoghue·ScreenplayJean-Loup Hubert·NovelJerzy Zieliński·Director of PhotographyDavid Newman·Original Music ComposerÉva Gárdos·Editor
Cast
Melanie Griffith·Lily ReedDon Johnson·Ben ReedElijah Wood·Willard YoungThora Birch·Billie PikeSheila McCarthy·Sally PikeEve Gordon·Rosemary YoungLouise Latham·Catherine Reston LeeGreg Travis·Earl McCoySarah Trigger·Darlene PikeRichard K. Olsen·Minister
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 1
Mary Agnes Donoghue·Director
Writing· 2
Mary Agnes Donoghue·ScreenplayJean-Loup Hubert·Novel
Camera· 1
Jerzy Zieliński·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Éva Gárdos·EditorDebra McDermott·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
David Newman·Original Music Composer
Production· 7
Scott Kroopf·ProducerPatrick J. Palmer·ProducerTed Field·Executive ProducerJean-François Lepetit·Executive ProducerRobert W. Cort·Executive ProducerLen Hunt·CastingJohanna Ray·Casting
By the Numbers
52.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
36%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$19M
ROI -45%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Paradise's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Mysterious, Contemplative
Composition
Centered
Era
2020s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man with dark skin and a beard stands centered in a dark, concrete archway, looking over his right shoulder towards the viewer. He wears a brown jacket with a”

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Key Elements
Red Light Fixture
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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