Paradise Found (film) explained

Paradise Found
Director:	Mario Andreacchio
Starring:	Kiefer Sutherland Nastassja Kinski Alun Armstrong
Music:	Frank Strangio
Cinematography:	Geoffrey Simpson
Editing:	Edward McQueen-Mason
Distributor:	Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Runtime:	93 minutes
Country:	France^[1] Germany
Language:	English
Gross:	$4,590

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.

Kiefer's father, Donald Sutherland, also plays Paul Gauguin in the 1986 film The Wolf at the Door.

Plot

The 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

• 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

The film was filmed in Australia and the Czech Republic.^[2]

Box office

The film grossed $4,590 at the box office in Australia.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: PARADISE FOUND (2001). https://web.archive.org/web/20170202023700/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b866a8f9c. dead. 2 February 2017. British Film Institute. 2017-01-19.
2. Web site: Please wait . 22 August 2010 . 6 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113757/http://www.yourmovies.com.au/movies/?action=movie_info&title_id=10400 . dead .
3. Web site: Film Victoria – Australian Films at the Australian Box Office . 22 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110218045303/http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf . 18 February 2011 . dead .