Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Original title

Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

Directed by

Giuseppe Tornatore

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h 35m

Rated

PG

Rating

8.4 of 10 from 4,878 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a small Sicilian town, a young boy bonds with the local cinema's aging projectionist. The film shows their friendship over many years, and how that relationship shapes the boy's life and love for movies.

nostalgicwarmbittersweettenderslow-pacedlovinggentlesentimental

What happens

Cinema Paradiso (Italian: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, Italian pronunciation: [ˈnwɔːvo ˈtʃiːnema paraˈdiːzo], lit. 'New Paradise Cinema') is a 1988 coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centres on the friendship between a young boy and an aging projectionist who works at the titular movie theatre. The Italian-French co-production stars Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Antonella Attili, Pupella Maggio and Salvatore Cascio. The film score was composed by Ennio Morricone and his son, Andrea, marking the beginning of a collaboration between Tornatore and Morricone that lasted until Morricone's death in 2020. Credited with revitalizing Italy's film industry, Cinema Paradiso has been cited as one of the greatest films of all time, and a world cinema classic. The ending is considered among the greatest endings in film history. It was a commercial success, and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Cannes Film Festival's Grand Prix. It was nominated for 11 BAFTA Awards and won five; including Best Actor for Philippe Noiret, Best Supporting Actor for Salvatore Cascio, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film, a record for a foreign language feature until it was broken by All Quiet on the Western Front in 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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