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Cinema Paradiso

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

8.4 / 10

124 minutes

1988-11-17

Italian

FR

Actors :

Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Marco Leonardi, Salvatore Cascio, Agnese Nano, Antonella Attili, Pupella Maggio, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli, Leo Gullotta, Brigitte Fossey, Leopoldo Trieste, Tano Cimarosa, Nicola Di Pinto, Roberta Lena

Description

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.

Reviews

Andres Gomez

Andres Gomez

6/23/2021, 3:57:20 PM

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

Shreyance Parakh

Shreyance Parakh

6/23/2021, 3:57:56 PM

**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...

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6/23/2021, 3:57:57 PM

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 ...

Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

4/3/2023, 6:54:41 AM

**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 metamorph...