The title of the film is inspired by a line of the short poem '' " I Hear The Oriole 's Always-Grieving Voice " '' by Russian poet Anna Akhmatova , which ends with the following lines : Writer Alan Parker was unable to locate Akhmatova 's original poem and wrote his own poem before writing the script to try and say what the film would say : The film was well received , and on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes , the rating was a ' fresh ' 64 % . Noted '' Chicago Sun Times '' critic Roger Ebert gave it 3 stars out of 4 and wrote that " '' Come See the Paradise '' is a fable to remind us of how easily we can surrender our liberties , and how much we need them . " The film was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival
1990 Cannes Film Festival
1990 Cannes Film Festival
Come See the Paradise