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Cinema Paradiso
1989
Set in a small Sicilian village, the story depicts three stages in the life of Salvatore, who leaves his village on the advice of his mentor as a boy and returns home many years later as a prominent Roman movie director. He returns to attend the funeral of the town's former film projectionist and in so doing embarks upon a .. Read more
| Starring | Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Agnes Nano, Salvatore Cascio |
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| Director | Giuseppe Tornatore |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Cinema Paradiso
Set in a small Sicilian village, the story depicts three stages in the life of Salvatore, who leaves his village on the advice of his mentor as a boy and returns home many years later as a prominent Roman movie director. He returns to attend the funeral of the town's former film projectionist and in so doing embarks upon a journey into his boyhood just after WW II when he became the unofficial son of the town projectionist. In the dark confines of the cramped theater, the townsfolk come to escape from the grim realities of post-war Italy while Salvatore learns most of what he'll ever learn about love, loss and loyalty from his beloved mentor and his nights spent at Cinema Paradiso.
| Starring | Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Agnes Nano, Salvatore Cascio |
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| Director | Giuseppe Tornatore |
| Studio | ARROW FILMS |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 50 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 58 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | Ezio's Top 10 |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Italian Blu-ray: Italian |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 21 May 2001 Blu-ray: 04 Jan 2010 Production year: 1989 |
| Format | DVD |
Cinema Paradiso (2 discs) (1989)
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Critics' reviews (4)
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Winner of the Oscar for best foreign language film, this is both an unashamedly sentimental rite-of-passage picture and a charming reminder of the lost magic of cinema-going. The undoubted stars are projectionist Philippe Noiret and his adorable young assistant, Salvatore Cascio. Yet it's the patrons of the village cinema in Sicily who give the film its irresistible flavour, entering into the spirit of each and every movie, and treating the cinema as a part of life, not just an escape from it. The 1994 director's cut contains 32 minutes that were removed from Giuseppe Tornatore's original following a lukewarm domestic response, making it even more of a wonderfully nostalgic experience.
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Nostalgic in its celebration of the cinema, beautifully detailed in its enjoyment of the rituals of small-town life with, underneath it all, a toughness in its depiction of a child's growth to maturity.
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53 out of 55 people found this review helpful
My favourite foreign film
This has to be my favourite foreign film of all time, however, that refers to the director's cut rather than the shorter original release.
It was the director's cut I saw at the cinema first, and it was that version of the film I love. I feel the original shorter release of the film has too much cut out to complete the story.
If you like this film and haven't seen the director's cut, I strongly recommend you get your hands on a copy. -
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21 out of 24 people found this review helpful
5 stars not enough
The best film I've seen this year. The tears were running down my cheeks.
I was sent the Director's cut by mistake and I can't be too grateful. -
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Voters select top foreign film
- 11 May 2007
A poll to find the most popular foreign-language films of all time has put touching drama Cinema Paradiso at number one. The survey conducted by and reported in the Guardian puts the Italian/French movie - which was originally released in 1989 - at the top, being the story of a film director who revisits his hometown and reminisces about a girl he fell in love with as a young man. French romantic comedy Amelie followed in second place, starring The Da Vinci Code actress Audrey Tautou as the... Read more
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A nostalgic look at a young boy's coming-of-age in postwar Italy and his fascination with a small local cinema, CINEMA PARADISO from director Giuseppe Tornatore is a famed and beloved classic.
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Cinema Paradiso
Set in a small Sicilian village, the story depicts three stages in the life of Salvatore, who leaves his village on the advice of his mentor as a boy and returns home many years later as a prominent Roman movie director. He returns to attend the funeral of the town's former film projectionist and ...
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