PARADISE tells the story of three individuals and their fateful decisions forced by a totality of conviction. While listening to their recounts, we are taken back to the final days of World War II and the days their destiny crossed paths: Olga (Julia Vysotskaya), a beautiful aristocratic Russian émigré and member of the French resistance, Jules (Philippe Duquesne), a corrupt French police collaborator and Helmut (Christian Clauss), a naïve but high-ranking German SS-officer.
Director
Andrei Konchalovsky
Version
German, Russian, French (OV)
with English, Italian subtitlesProduced by
Andrei Konchalovsky
(Andrei Konchalovsky Studios)Cast
Julia Vysotskaya, Christian Clauss, Philippe Duquesne, Peter Kurth
Genre
Drama
Running Time
131 min.
Release
Alpenrepublik Filmverleih
January 19, 2017Festivals
Venice Film Festival 2016 - International Competition - World premiere; Festival do Rio 2016, Chicago Int’l Film Festival 2016, Haifa Int’l Film Festival 2016, Mumbai Film Festival 2016; Palm Springs Int’l Film Festival 2017; Dublin Int’l Film Festival 2017; Glasgow Film Festival 2017 | 52nd International Film Festival of India (Goa)
Awards
Venice Film Festival 2016: Silver Lion - Best Director | UNICEF Award - Venezia 2016, Soundtrack Stars Award 2016, Padre Nazareno Taddei Prize 2016 ‚Premio Bisato for Julia Vysotskaja | Chicago Film Festival 2016 - Founder | Award | Hof International Film Festival 2016 - Award for Best Costume Design - Award for Best Setting | Haifa International Film Festival (HIFF) 2016 - Cinematic Excellence Award | Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón 2016 – Best Actress (Julia Vysotskaya) - Best Director of Photography -Young Jury Award for Best Feature Film (formed by young people aged 17 to 25) | Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2016 - Silver Astor for Best Screenplay | Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival 2016 - The Schoumann Award for Jewish Cinema | Russian Film Critic | Award ‚The White Elephant‚ 2017 - Best Film - Best Director - Best Cinematography | The Golden Eagle Awards 2017 - Best Film - Best Director - Best Actress (Julia Vysotskaya) | 30th NIKA Award (Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science) 2017 - Best Film - Best Director - Best Leading Role ((Julia Vysotskaya) | shortlisted for FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OSCAR 2017
Year
2016
Status
completed
credits not contractual