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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Giuseppe Tornatore |
| Stars: |
Marco Leonardi |
| Actors: |
Pupella Maggio |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Kids Adventure · Coming Of Age · Showbiz · Essential Cinema · Italian |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
796019797016 |
| Release Date: |
1989 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 3min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Italian |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Widescreen, 2hr 1min
Release Company: Warner Home Video (November 23, 1999)
UPC: 026359037627 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Dubbed English, 2hr 3min
Release Company: HBO Home Video (February 07, 1991)
UPC: 026359051838 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Giuseppe Tornatore |
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Professional Reviews
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(02/07/2003, p.24, Roger Ebert): "...An enchanting, bittersweet movie..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
A nostalgic look at a young boy's coming-of-age in postwar Italy and his fascination with a small local cinema, CINEMA PARADISO from director Giuseppe Tornatore is a famed and beloved classic. <br> <br> "Alfredo is dying." Those words jolt the successful filmmaker Salvatore (played as a child by Salvatore Cascio, as a teen by Marco Leonardi, and as an adult by Jacques Perrin), into contemplating his childhood and the hours he spent in the projection booth of his adored local movie theater, Cinema Paradiso. Alfredo (Philippe Noiret), owner of the moviehouse, befriended and encouraged young Salvatore, known as "Toto" as he grew up in his small Sicilian home town, ravaged by the horrors of the war. The cinema offered escape and fantasy to the townspeople, including Toto's mother, a grieving war widow. In one breathtaking scene a popular comedy is projected onto the walls of the town square and the entire town glows in the dreamy light of projected celluloid, washing away the harsh realities of poverty an... |
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