Paradise (1991 film)
- Melanie Griffith: Lily Reed
- Don Johnson: Ben Reed
- Elijah Wood: Willard Young
- Thora Birch: Billie Pike
- Sheila McCarthy: Sally Pike
- Eve Gordon: Rosemary Young
- Louise Latham: Catherine Lee Reston
- Greg Travis: Earl McCoy
- Sarah Trigger: Darlene Pike
Summer Paradise ( Original title: Paradise ) is an American film drama from 1991 was directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue, who also wrote the screenplay based on the novel Le Grand Chemin Jean- Loup Hubert. .
Action
Rosemary Young sends her ten year old son Willard for the duration of the summer holiday at her friend Lily Reed, who is married to Ben. The own son of Lily and Ben is just died, which makes for marital tensions. Willard befriends with peers Billie Pike. He helps the Reeds to cope with the marriage crisis.
Reviews
Movie service wrote that the production of the film was " indecisive ". He still entitled to " by trying to polyphony figure drawing and the convincing portrayal " a " above-average entertainment value ".
Awards
Thora Birch won the 1992 Young Artist Award. Elijah Wood and the film for Best Drama were nominated for the same price.
Background
The film was shot in Charleston (South Carolina), in Georgetown County ( South Carolina) and in McClellanville (South Carolina). Its world premiere took place on 12 September 1991 at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film played in theaters in the USA about a 18.6 million U.S. dollars.