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Paradise
Title:
Paradise
Author:
Mikhalkov-Konchalovskiĭ, Andreĭ, film director, screenwriter, film producer.
Publication Information:
[New York] : Film Movement , [2018]

Prince Frederick, MD : Distributed by RB Media
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Not recommended for ages under 17 without parental permission.

Paradise tells the compelling story of three individuals, Olga, Jules and Helmut, whose paths cross amidst the devastation of war. Olga, a Russian aristocratic immigrant and member of the French Resistance, is arrested by Nazi police for hiding Jewish children during a surprise raid. As her punishment, she is sent to jail where she meets Jules, a French-Nazi collaborator who is assigned to investigate her case. Jules grows fond of Olga and offers to go light on her punishment in exchange for sexual favors. Although Olga agrees, and will do whatever it takes to avoid harsh persecution, her hope for freedom quickly fades when events take an unexpected turn. Shipped to a concentration camp, Olga is forced into a life of hell. To her surprise, she crosses paths with high-ranking German SS officer Helmut, who once fell madly in love with her and still harbors feelings. They re-kindle their old flame and embark on a twisted and destructive relationship. Helmut resolves to rescue Olga and offers her an escape that she no longer thought possible. Yet as time passes, and Nazi defeat looms, Olga's notion of paradise is irrevocably changed.
General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.

Includes 23 minute bonus short film Red snow (Roter Schnee), directed by Luka Popadic; enhanced for widescreen TV (16x9).
Language:
Russian

German

French

Yiddish
Reading Level:
Not rated by the MPAA.
Geographic Term:
Added Title:
Red snow.

Roter Schnee.
ISBN:
9781501997242
UPC:
859686006567
Format :
DVD