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Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)
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23 February 1990 (USA) moreTagline:
A celebration of youth, friendship, and the everlasting magic of the movies.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. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 19 wins & 12 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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A breath of fresh air blowing away the cobwebs of Hollywood "blah" films. more (312 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Antonella Attili | ... | Maria Di Vita - Younger | |
| Enzo Cannavale | ... | Spaccafico | |
| Isa Danieli | ... | Anna | |
| Leo Gullotta | ... | Usher | |
| Marco Leonardi | ... | Salvatore 'Toto' Di Vita - Teenager | |
| Pupella Maggio | ... | Maria Di Vita - Older | |
| Agnese Nano | ... | Elena Mendola | |
| Leopoldo Trieste | ... | Father Adelfio | |
| Salvatore Cascio | ... | Salvatore 'Toto' Di Vita - Child | |
| Tano Cimarosa | ... | Blacksmith | |
| Nicola Di Pinto | ... | Village Idiot | |
| Roberta Lena | ... | Lia | |
| Nino Terzo | ... | Peppino's Father | |
| Jacques Perrin | ... | Salvatore 'Toto' Di Vita - Adult | |
| Philippe Noiret | ... | Alfredo |
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Also Known As:
Cinema Paradiso (Australia) (France) (UK) (USA)Cinéma Paradiso (France)
Cinema Paradiso: The New Version (USA) (director's cut)
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Rated R for some sexuality. (director's cut)Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
155 min | Italy:170 min (extended version) | 124 min (International version)Color:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:L | South Korea:15 (director's cut) | Spain:T | South Korea:All (original rating) | West Germany:12 (f) | Italy:T | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:10 | Peru:PT | Singapore:M18 (director's cut) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:15 (director's cut) | UK:PG | USA:PG (original rating) | USA:R (director's cut) (2002)Fun Stuff
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By the end of the twelve month period for 1924, Italy's entire film output had not exceed 20 titles. As 220 titles were released during 1920, by 1924, Italian cinema was slowly dying. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: When the film is borrowed from a neighboring theater, we see that the projector is apparently located in the balcony of the theater, not in an enclosed projection room. Furthermore, the projector has a "magnetic penthouse" sound pickup, an attachment used to play early stereophonic prints. This process would not be invented until 1953 and not used widely until years after nitrate film was phased out. moreQuotes:
Alfredo: Living here day by day, you think it's the center of the world. You believe nothing will ever change. Then you leave: a year, two years. When you come back, everything's changed. The thread's broken. What you came to find isn't there. What was yours is gone. You have to go away for a long time... many years... before you can come back and find your people. The land where you were born. But now, no. It's not possible. Right now you're blinder than I am.Salvatore: Who said that? Gary Cooper? James Stewart? Henry Fonda? Eh?
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A Note Regarding SpoilersIs this movie based on a novel?
Why didn't Elena show up to meet Toto at the Paradiso at 5PM?
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I have seen this film at least a dozen times and each time I am carried away to a small village in Italy, where the dreams of a small boy come true and we can join his spellbinding journey. The Italian language (it is subtitled) adds to the film's beauty and music, the characters are so real you can almost smell them. I am absorbed into "Paradiso" each time I watch it, so that when it is over, I am shocked into the realisation that I haven't actually been anywhere except right there, in my theatre seat. I am not a huge "art house" film fan or indeed enjoy subtitled films (it is hard on the old eyes!) but "Paradiso" is a gem and is worth seeing again and again.