Cinema Paradiso (1988)

PG11/17/1988Drama, Romance2h 4m
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An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the magic of the movies.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Philippe Noiret

    Alfredo

  2. Cast 1

    Jacques Perrin

    Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)

  3. Cast 1

    Marco Leonardi

    Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)

  4. Cast 1

    Salvatore Cascio

    Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)

  5. Cast 1

    Agnese Nano

    Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)

  6. Cast 1

    Antonella Attili

    Maria Di Vita (young)

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    Pupella Maggio

    Maria Di Vita (aged)

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    Enzo Cannavale

    Spaccafico

  9. Cast 1

    Isa Danieli

    Anna

**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 metamorphoses, and the end of the great classic movie theaters was one of them. And now? The pandemic has shown us that cinema can learn to survive without its theaters. And if we consider the manufacture of t...