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Cinema Paradiso

  • 8.5 /10

  • 4364

  • 91%

Plot

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.

Cast

Philippe Noiret as Alfredo
Philippe Noiret

as Alfredo

Jacques Perrin as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
Jacques Perrin

as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)

Marco Leonardi as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)
Marco Leonardi

as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)

Salvatore Cascio as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)
Salvatore Cascio

as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)

Agnese Nano as Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)
Agnese Nano

as Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)

Antonella Attili as Maria Di Vita (young)
Antonella Attili

as Maria Di Vita (young)

Pupella Maggio as Maria Di Vita (aged)
Pupella Maggio

as Maria Di Vita (aged)

Enzo Cannavale as Spaccafico
Enzo Cannavale

as Spaccafico

Isa Danieli as Anna
Isa Danieli

as Anna

Leo Gullotta as Ignazio, usher
Leo Gullotta

as Ignazio, usher

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • November 17, 1988

Production Companies

  • RAI

  • Tre Forum

  • Les Films Ariane

  • TF1 Films Production

Production Countries

  • France

  • Italy

Spoken Language

  • Italiano

Budget

  • $5,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $11,990,401.00

Runtime

  • 2.07 hrs

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Reviews

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

**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 sa…

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…