Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Jacques Perrin, Marco Leonardi, Giuseppe Tornatore, Franco Catalano, Leopoldo Trieste, Pupella Maggio, Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio, Agnese Nano, Antonella Attili, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli, Leo Gullotta, Tano Cimarosa, Nicola Di Pinto, Roberta Lena, Nino Terzo, Brigitte Fossey, Mariella Lo Giudice, Beatrice Palme, Giorgio Libassi, Mimmo Mignemi
Trailer
Reviews
100
Time
Remain open to fantasies but not be consumed by them. These are good lessons for a would-be director. They are good lessons for everybody. And no recent movie has taught them with more patient sweetness. [Feb. 5, 1990]
100
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Cinema Paradiso converts you to the credo that art can indeed be holy.
100
San Francisco Chronicle
You leave Cinema Paradiso with that feeling that's kind of like getting kicked in the stomach, but nice. It's one of those breathless, swept-away-by-a-movie experiences that you might have once a year, if you're lucky. [16 February 1990, Daily Notebook, p.E-1]
88
Chicago Sun-Times
Anyone who loves movies is likely to love Cinema Paradiso.
80
Just about everything you ever loved (or hated) about Italian films can be found.
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