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Not Quite Paradise

Not Quite Paradise

1985Movie⏱️ 1h 46mR
DramaRomance
5.6
IMDB Rating
157 votes

While working in a kibbutz (an Israeli voluntary farming collective community), a tourist and a female worker fall in love. However, he can't stay and she can't leave her work. Will love triumph?

Director
Lewis Gilbert
Writers
N/A
Stars
Joanna Pacula, Sam Robards, Todd Graff
Release Date
June 6, 1986
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Joanna Pacula
Joanna Pacula
as Gila
Sam Robards
Sam Robards
as Mike
Todd Graff
Todd Graff
as Rothwell T. Schwartz
Kevin McNally
Kevin McNally
as Pete
Selina Cadell
Selina Cadell
as Carrie
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Bernard Strother
as Dave
Ewan Stewart
Ewan Stewart
as Angus
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Kate Ingram
as Grace
Libby Morris
Libby Morris
as Mrs. Schwartz
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Gary Cady
as Steve

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Filming Location
Kibbutz Elot, Israel
Production
Acorn Pictures, Gilead

🏷️ Keywords

lovetouristkibbutzfemale nudityvolunteer

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Sweet 80's lovestory
by benzonaruk2001-06-04
8/10

"Lovely little relatively unknown 80's movie portraying life on a kibbutz from the foreign (non-Israeli) point of view. Its not all Club Med 18-30 fun and happiness for the volunteers from England, USA, Japan etc, as they discover that life on the kibbutz and in Israel isn't quite what they expected, and its only a temporary escapism from life at home, as home tends to creep up on you when you least expect it. A sweet, rather slow paced romantic love story, won't tax the brain very much, but will leave you smiling and fulfilled...."

💡 Did You Know?

The film was made and released about three years after its source stage play "Not Quite Jerusalem" by Paul Kember had been first performed in 1982. Kember also penned the screenplay for the movie.

📖 Synopsis

While working in a kibbutz (an Israeli voluntary farming collective community), a tourist and a female worker fall in love. However, he can't stay and she can't leave her work. Will love triumph?