Flight from Paradise


Flight from Paradise is a 1990 post-apocalyptic science fiction film co-written and directed by Ettore Pasculli. It premiered at the 47th Venice International Film Festival.

Plot

Cast

A co-production between Italy, France, Spain, and Germany, the film was shot at Cinecittà during the summer of 1989, with a budget of about 6 billion lire.

Release

The film premiered at the 47th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Fuoridiprogramma sidebar.

Reception

A contemporary Variety review described the film as "a bizarre, incoherent sci-fi yarn", pointing out that "what remains unclear is what audience it could be destined for. At first glance a film for kids", it "has many scenes of ugly violence seemingly geared to adult viewers". Corriere della Sera's film critic Maurizio Porro noted that despite "a few seductive images" the film was "an expensive confusion".