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Come See the Paradise is a 1990 American historical drama film written and directed by Alan Parker, and starring Dennis Quaid and Tamlyn Tomita.
Jack McGurn (Quaid) moves to Los Angeles from New Jersey in 1936 to escape from troubles that fall on him as a labor organizer. He takes a job as a projectionist in a Little Tokyo movie theater run by a Japanese-American family. He falls in love with his Japanese boss's daughter.
Jan 18, 1991 · A romantic drama about a Japanese-American woman and an Irish-American man during World War II, when they were imprisoned in concentration camps for their ethnicity and political views. The film explores the themes of freedom, racism, and identity in America through their love story and the historical context.
Dec 23, 1990 · A love story of an Irish American man and a Japanese American woman during World War II and the internment of Japanese Americans. Watch the full movie online or download it on Movies Anywhere, a digital platform for streaming and buying movies.
In this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn (Dennis Quaid) flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a...
Dec 23, 1990 · A romantic drama set in 1942, when a fugitive falls in love with a Japanese-American woman and faces the consequences of their interracial marriage during World War II. The film explores the themes of prejudice, loyalty and family in the context of the internment of Japanese-Americans.
COME SEE THE PARADISE The making of the film by Alan Parker For many years I have had a haunting picture by the great photographer, Dorothea Lange pinned
