***The Following is a Review of the Short, 123 Minute Version of the Film*** There's no greater experience than seeing a film in the theater with the film projector unveiling lasting images that would change lives. For some, it could be ...
Pros: Nostalgia, poignancy, humor, and (in the New Version) profound questions Cons: Viewer must have tolerance for subtitles
Video or DVD release of extended versions (sometimes called director’s cuts) of popular films have become a common practice in recent years. The Lord of the Rings trilogy thoroughly mined every ounce of commercial potential from the practice, but ...
Pros: An interesting mix of "coming of age" and "facing mortality." Cons: subtitles, if they bother you
This is an amazing film, which have seen many times over the years. It was originally introduced to me in my senior year of high school. It was supposed to be an easy year for me. After taking eight classes, every semester for the previous three...
Imagine if you will, one of those old play-houses converted into a Cinema, long red curtains line the walls, stretching from the floor to ornate plasterwork which adorns the ceiling nearly three stories above your head.
There I was, a first year...
Pros: Filmaking at its absolute best, very entertaining, impactful, unique Cons: none, this is one of the best foreign films out there
In 1990, a little, overlooked, Italian film called Cinema Paradiso was invited to Academy Awards, and nominated/awarded by the Academy, the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Now, almost thirteen years later, Cinema Paradiso is moving the...
Pros: The movie by which I judge all others Cons: Some wonderful acting is missed while reading subtitles
Buying this movie has probably saved me hundreds of dollars in rental fees.
Cinema Paradiso is truly an amazing film. It is about love, growing up, leaving home, loss and success. Although it is set in a small hamlet in Italy, the topics are...
Pros: wonderful first hour, good acting and direction, some nice humor Cons: the story set in the present doesnt work as well, end is too sappy and melodramatic and the romance is not necessary nor does it work
Perhaps the title of this review isn't exactly on par with what this movie truly is about. Personally It doesn't matter to me. This movie is one of those coming of age stories that you see time and time again. The twist? Well...this one's actually...
Pros: It is a romantic look at the history of movies... Cons: None whatsoever!
I saw this film with my father. Since we are both movie buffs, we sat through this film and enveloped all of the emotions displayed. We laughed, we cried, and we shared a magical moment in the cinema.
Pros: Tender and honest; wonderful all the way down to the soundtrack. Cons: None, even after watching it almost 10 times.
I have watched this movie about 9 times now, and it remains one of the very few movies that I have cried at, take that how you will. I'm certainly not a pessimist, but it was actually a relief to watch a poignant movie in which the ending is not as...
Pros: well written story and screenplay, fantastic cinematography, great acting Cons: do not watch the dubbed version, original is always best
Cinema Paradiso is the story of a boy, a projectionist and a small cinema. It is a moving story of friendship, ambition and the glittering silver screen. The movie starts with as a flashback, a famous Italian filmaker thinking of his past and we follow...
I was bumbling around the foreign section of Hollywood Video (which needs to be expanded) and I saw this film, with the cover proudly proclaiming the 1989 Academy Award for best foreign film.
So I brought it home and watched it at midnight a...
Pros: Beautiful and movie growth of characters. Cons: You have to be a fast reader.
Subtitles, inaccessible plot lines, too many people smoking, are all things I thought foreign films were about. "Cinema Paradiso" changed my mind about that.
A boy, growing up in Italy, befriends the man who runs the projector in the...
Pros: A poignant (and I mean it in the best sense of the word) and gratifying movie Cons: A bit emotionally exhausting
I have to tell you that I am a sucker for European, rites of passage movies, like "Au Revoir Les Enfants," "Antonia's Line," and "My Life as a Dog," and I have to say that this one takes the cake. From the outset, where the...
Pros: a very powerful movie Cons: may be idealistic for some
Before Life is Beautiful swept the international film scene, Cinema Paradiso was already tantalizing the attentive gazes of audiences all over the world. I, myself, viewed this movie last year in a philosophy class when we were discussing the validity...
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