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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543012184
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 13, 2001
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 31296
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: April 11, 1997
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Earnest and well-meaning, this film also accumulates power as it goes along, despite its inability to generate any moral complexity. But then how complex can you get in a story about the Japanese imprisonment and mistreatment of an international group of women (including Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, and Julianna Margulies)? Written and directed by Bruce Beresford, it's based on a true story. Japanese brutality has been well chronicled before; the real story here is the way these women of different social and ethnic backgrounds achieve a sense of solidarity in the face of potentially deadly abuse. Strong performances and many uplifting and moving moments. --Marshall Fine
Description:
In a time of war, an extraordinary group of women turned a song of hope into a symphony of triumph. From the director of 'Driving Miss Daisy' comes a true story of courage, triumph, friendship and strength starring Glenn Close ('Dangerous Liaisons'), Oscar®-Winner Frances McDormand (1996 Best Actress, 'Fargo') and Emmy Award Winner Julianna Margulies (TV's 'ER'). This compelling drama reveals the heroic actions of a group of women held prisoner by the Japanese during World War ll. These diverse women from different countries, speaking different languages, unite to form a vocal orchestra-creating a life affirming symphony of human voices.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Paradise Road
I purchased this for my daughter. She watched it in school and she liked it.
Rating:  - Best War Movie Ever
I don't usually like any war movies but this is a great movie to watch if you love drama.
Rating:  - Women's Power in War-torn world
The whole story is set in war-torn South-East-Asia during the attacking of the Japanese army.
The well-selected cast of actresses are giving this story a very sensitive nuance to understand the situation in the past and how women really show the way how to handle them. Men usually take weapons and try to attack the enemy with force, blood and terrorism.
But the women's way are far more better and their power to form a vocal choir in the prison camps shows their way to survive and even ... Read More
Rating: - Great ensemble piece
I enjoyed this movie as a great ensemble cast. However, I distinctly remember at least one scene in the original movie that is missing from this version - when the women are returning from burying one of their dead, the Japanese forbid them to sing, so they pick up rocks and tap the rhythm of "Bolero". Why would this scene be cut out? It was a pivotal scene. In any case, still a good movie, and I enjoyed seeing so many of my favorite actresses together.
Rating: - Loriann Ringgold
This is a must see movie about a group of women taken hostage during the Pacific Campaign of World War 2. Their Japanese captors are cruel and less than civil throughout their confinement. This is based on a true story. The performances are stellar. I would recommend this to be seen in a family setting with discussion after the movie.
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