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It was directed by Bruce Beresford and stars Glenn Close as Adrienne Pargiter, Frances McDormand as the brash Dr. Verstak, Pauline Collins as missionary Margaret Drummond (based on missionary Margaret Dryburgh), Julianna Margulies as U.S. socialite Topsy Merritt, Jennifer Ehleas British doyenne and model Rosemar… Official Sites

: Topsy Merritt None of us will ever leave Sumatra. Topsy Merritt : You want me to give up food and soap and God knows what else, so I can starve and sing? You'll never get out of this. If I ever get out of this, I'll never say a word against New Jersey. | | Bruce Beresford's “Paradise Road” tells the story of a group of women who were held prisoner in a Japanese internment camp for most of World War II. Paradise Road (1997) Julianna Margulies as Topsy Merritt. : Rosemary Leighton-Jones A group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II use music as relieve their misery. | : Joining her is a marvelous cast, including Frances McDormand (Dr Verstak), Cate Blanchett (Susan McCarthy), Julianna Marguiles (Topsy Merritt), and Pauline Collins … You want me to give up food and soap and God knows what else, so I can starve and sing? Filming & Production Company Credits Topsy Merritt Directed by Bruce Beresford. | If you were told this story by one of the survivors, you would shake your head in amazement and marvel at her courage. Paradise Road is a 1997 Australian war film that tells the story of a group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women who are imprisoned by the Japanese in Sumatra during World War II. Release Dates Rank of Frances McDormand's moves by Box Office performance. With Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett.