The blue paradise

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Movie
German title The blue paradise
Original title Paradise
Country of production Canada
original language English
Publishing year 1982
length 100 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Stuart Gillard
script Stuart Gillard
production Robert Lantos ,
Stephen J. Roth
music Paul Hoffert
camera Adam Greenberg
cut Howard Terrill
occupation

The Blue Paradise is a Canadian drama film director and screenwriter Stuart Gillard from the year 1982 . The main actors of the adventure and love story are Phoebe Cates and Willie Aames .

action

The two teenagers David and Sarah travel in a caravan from Baghdad to Damascus in the 19th century . While stopping in an oasis town , the "jackal", a slave trader , tries to buy the young Lady Sarah. But Sarah's companion, the doctor Geoffrey, prevents this and the jackal threatens vengeance. David's parents want to join Sarah and Geoffrey and travel on to Damascus with them. But the jackal carried out his threat and attacks the caravan. During the attack, he kills David's parents. David decides to travel to Damascus alone with Sarah and Geoffrey. On the same day they set out and spend the night in an oasis. Geoffrey wants to leave the two young people alone for a short time, but he does not return. David goes on a search and discovers that the jackal and his entourage have set up camp not far from them. When he discovered that the jackal had murdered Geoffrey as ice-cold, David immediately made his way back to the oasis. He tells Sarah what he has seen and the two flee.

After many hours of wandering around, they discover a wonderful paradise. You decide to stay. Little by little they settle in: They discover nature, build a little hut out of palm trees and make friends with a chimpanzee, whom they baptize "Doctor Peter". When David wants to kiss Sarah, she refuses. David is angry and leaves offended. But Doctor Peter draws his attention to the fact that the jackal kidnapped Sarah. David wants to save Sarah and rides to the tribe's camp. There he disguises himself as a slave. It remains undetected until it is stung by a scorpion. He cries out in pain.

Sarah and David can escape and hide. David is doing badly, he has to fight for his life after the scorpion sting, but he survives. Sarah realizes her feelings for David and they both spend a passionate night together. As they ride on, they encounter the jackal again. There is a great fight. David has to face the sheikh and wins, he kills the slave trader. Sarah confesses to David that she is pregnant. When Sarah and David are at the end of their tether, they discover Damascus on the horizon.

background

The film was shot in various locations in Israel, including Tel Aviv , the Sea of ​​Galilee and the Dead Sea .

Leading actress Phoebe Cates also sings the movie's theme song. The blue lagoon was released two years earlier .

Awards

criticism

The film lexicon writes: "Mixture of a spread story-like adventure story and romance that strings together clichés and traditional gender roles in modern packaging."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The blue paradise. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used