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Cinema Paradiso

- An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the magic of the movies.

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.

Release Date : 1988-11-17

Language :Italian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RAITre ForumLes Films ArianeTF1 Films Production

Production Country : FranceItaly

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Alfredo

Original Name : Philippe Noiret

Gender : Male

Character Name : Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)

Original Name : Jacques Perrin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)

Original Name : Marco Leonardi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)

Original Name : Salvatore Cascio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)

Original Name : Agnese Nano

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maria Di Vita (young)

Original Name : Antonella Attili

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maria Di Vita (aged)

Original Name : Pupella Maggio

Gender : Female

Character Name : Spaccafico

Original Name : Enzo Cannavale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna

Original Name : Isa Danieli

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ignazio, usher

Original Name : Leo Gullotta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father Adelfio

Original Name : Leopoldo Trieste

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fabbro, blacksmith

Original Name : Tano Cimarosa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Village idiot

Original Name : Nicola Di Pinto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lia

Original Name : Roberta Lena

Gender : Female

Character Name : Peppino's Father

Original Name : Nino Terzo

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Turi Giuffrida

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Mimmo Mignemi

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Mariella Lo Giudice

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Giorgio Libassi

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Beatrice Palme

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Ignazio Pappalardo

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Angela Leontini

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Turi Killer

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Angelo Tosto

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Franco Catalano

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Nellina Lagana

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Margherita Mignemi

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Giuseppe Pellegrino

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Concetta Borpagano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elena Mendola (adult) (in Director's cut) (uncredited)

Original Name : Brigitte Fossey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Projectionist (uncredited)

Original Name : Giuseppe Tornatore

Gender : Male

Reviews

Andres Gomez

@tanty

2021-06-23

Nice comedy-drama about the youth at the small town of an Italian kid.

Shreyance Parakh

@shiri4frnz

2021-06-23

**Soulful** Why did it had to end... The movie was like a breath of fresh air.Every thing about it was so refreshing and soulful that you can never get bored of it.It's one of those movies that you can watch again and again and again...The music, the story, the acting, the direction, the editing, all of it makes this an absolutely beautiful gem of a movie. One of the best movies that i ever saw and will ever see not because it was any different from other movies or better written, directed or acted, but because it's MAGIC, it stays with you.The soul of the movie stays with you beyond the credits.It stays with you forever. I just can't stop smiling remembering the scenes, the smiles on the characters faces, the music... Everybody who wants to FEEL happiness must watch this movie.In one word it's just SOULFUL !!

tmdb86370050

@tmdb86370050

2021-06-23

When you think about cinematography, nowadays you usually think about digital cinematography. But during the early '50s, '60s, and onward, there was a use of this thing called film. Film was what they used in cameras before cameras actually saved them into memory slots digitally. Projectionists actually had to crank the film projectors early on, before the automatic film projectors started coming in, otherwise the film would catch on fire. This movie is about friendship between a projectionist in a film watcher/altar boy, and the film watcher/altar boy was young, maybe 4th grade age. This movie is great! I haven't seen foreign films, in fact, this is the first foreign film I've ever seen. But I'm glad this is the first one to be a foreign film that is a first for me. Want to know why? Because this movie is phenomenal! The little soundtrack that there is has been greatly by whoever composed it. Jacquees Perrin is a good adult version of Toto. The only bad thing I have to say about this is the lack of character development in terms of Elena's character development. I mean, she is a love interest for until Salvatore gets back to the town after his stint in the military, and then she is never heard from again. This movie is a classic, and it is also the definition of a classic. Anyone who watches movies, or plans to see a movie should watch this movie. This is a must see film for any era, and any generation of film viewers.

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2023-04-03

**Magnificent.** I saw this movie for the first time a good few years ago, but I only decided to talk about it now, after seeing it again. For me, it is one of the best Italian films ever made. It's like a modern fairy tale, showing us the fascinating side of cinema and reminding us why we love it. Of course, everything passes, and cinema has gone through many phases, it has undergone metamorphoses, and the end of the great classic movie theaters was one of them. And now? The pandemic has shown us that cinema can learn to survive without its theaters. And if we consider the manufacture of televisions and sound systems increasingly “cinematic” and economically viable? Will the living room one day be our own private movie theater, with all the comfort and quality of the big screen? The future is anyone's guess, and it's as wonderful as it is frightening, but let's put these digressions aside. Anyone who likes cinema should see this film. It has a good dose of nostalgia, it can move the audience (it moves me) and makes us think about life. It's a little difficult to explain, I think it's one of those films that manages to touch something personal in whoever sees it, and that's not easy to translate onto paper because no two lives are alike. It is also worth going to see the various films that appear on the screens of Paradise, and which are very fair tributes to several well-known films. The cast has very strong names. It is one of the best films of Phillippe Noiret's career, which offers us such a good job that he could well have been nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor that year. Young Salvatore Cascio also does an excellent job and is believable in his role. Enzo Cannavale and Marco Leonardi also do an excellent job. Tornatore's steering is virtually flawless. Technically, the film is equally remarkable: in addition to accurately recreating the times in which everything takes place, it perfectly shows the technical evolution of cinema, and the way in which the place itself – Giancaldo – changes over time. The choice of filming locations was careful, all the work with props, costumes and sets was meticulous, and the cinematography is very beautiful. The edition does not deserve any repairs, especially if we are talking about the extended version of the film. Ennio Morricone, with his work in this film, gives us one of the best soundtracks of his career, every melody is worth listening to.