Paradise (1991 film)

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Paradise
Promotional movie poster for Paradise
Directed by	Mary Agnes Donoghue
Produced by	Scott Kroopf Patrick J. Palmer
Written by	Mary Agnes Donoghue
Starring	Melanie Griffith Don Johnson Elijah Wood
Music by	David Newman
Cinematography	Jerzy Zielinski
Editing by	Eva Gardos Debra McDermott
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s)	September 18, 1991
Running time	111 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	Unknown
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Paradise is a 1991 film written and directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue. The original music score is composed by David Newman.

Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson (at the time married to each other) play Lily and Ben Reed, a young couple torn apart by a family tragedy. It would take a miracle to rekindle their love and a miracle arrives in the form of a summer guest - Willard Young played by Elijah Wood

It is a remake of the French film "Le Grand Chemin" by Jean-Loup Hubert.

[edit] Plot summary

Willard Young is a 10-year-old boy who is sent by his mother to stay with her best friend Lily Reed, who lives in the Delta shrimp-fishing country in a town called Paradise. Lily and her husband Ben have been living in an unmentioned emotional vacuum since the death of their own three year old boy. Willie makes friends with the local 9-year-old tomboy Billie Pike, who teaches him to be comfortable with himself. When Willard gains a handle on his own emotions, he can now help Lily and Ben to connect, overcome grief and rediscover themselves.