''Paradise Found'' is a 2003 biographical film based on the life of Post-Impressionist painter

Paul Gauguin Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (, ; ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of colour and Synthetist style that were distinct fr ...

. Starring Kiefer Sutherland as the title character, alongside

Nastassja Kinski Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (; , ; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States. Her worldwide breakthrough was with ''Stay as You Are'' (1978). She then came to gl ...

and

Alun Armstrong Alan Armstrong, known professionally as Alun Armstrong, is an English actor. He grew up in County Durham in North East England, and first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began ...

. Kiefer's father,

Donald Sutherland Donald McNichol Sutherland (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over six decades. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films '' Citizen X'' (1995) a ...

, also plays Paul Gauguin in the 1986 film ''

The Wolf at the Door ''The Wolf at the Door'' ( da, Oviri, french: Gauguin, le loup dans le soleil) is a 1986 Danish-French biographical drama film written and directed by Henning Carlsen. It is based on real life events of French artist Paul Gauguin, who was married ...

''.

Plot

The film covers a later part of Gauguin's life ( Kiefer Sutherland) from 1880 to 1897, when he resigned his job as a stockbroker to paint full-time and journey to

Polynesia Polynesia () "many" and νῆσος () "island"), to, Polinisia; mi, Porinihia; haw, Polenekia; fj, Polinisia; sm, Polenisia; rar, Porinetia; ty, Pōrīnetia; tvl, Polenisia; tkl, Polenihia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of ...

. It documents how Gauguin befriended Pissarro, felt compelled to paint, abandoned his family and then chronicled his love of Tahitian life.

Cast

* Kiefer Sutherland as

as Mette Gauguin *

as Camille Pissarro *Thomas Heinze as Schuff *Chris Haywood as Arnaud *Nicholas Hope as Maurrin *Marco Andreacchio as Juggler

Production

The film was filmed in Australia and the Czech Republic.

Box office

The film grossed $4,590 at the box office in Australia.

References

External links

* * * 2003 films French biographical films German biographical films English-language French films English-language German films Biographical films about painters Films shot in the Czech Republic Films set in the 1880s Films set in the 1890s Films set in French Polynesia Cultural depictions of Paul Gauguin Films directed by Mario Andreacchio 2000s English-language films 2000s French films 2000s German films {{bio-film-stub