Cinema Paradiso
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theater's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.
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- Don the Darth Knight CORLEONEApril 12, 2026Beautiful Film and love letter to Cinema...
- ZaCkOnEMay 21, 2025Beautiful Clark
- Jefferson BittencourtSeptember 2, 2025A classic. I didn't know this Director's Cut and I found it much more interesting, denser and stronger than the original. Tornattore is a master of camera movement and close-up. It is the soundtrack, one of the most beautiful in the history of cinema, by another master: Morricone.
- brother2battlesMarch 9, 2026Classic, coming of age love story, a love letter to film itself.
- ReubenDecember 20, 2025Loved it.
- mickerdooDecember 1, 2025All the feels with exceptional performances from Noiret, Cascio, Leonardi and Nano. Very romanticized. But heart warming and sweet.
- stuhannafordOctober 13, 2025A look at nostalgia, with heartbreak and fondness, through the eyes of a wide eyed child, all the way to the regrets of adulthood, and the stretches in between. Friendship, love, loss, and hurt, leading to a real, authentic end, that leaves a smile and a tear in equal measure. There is so much to enjoy, and it offers a reflection of the world around us as its most basic level, the relationships we build, the ones we long for, and the ones, which in some cases, crumble, filling in all the pieces we missed whilst growing up. Wonderful.
- cultfilmlikerSeptember 24, 2025I too love Alfredo Huh that censorship plot point is timely! Watched this in the theater I grew up in. Pretty fucking emotional So funny! I was embarrassingly loudly laughing at points I apologize for being too aromantic to give it the full five stars Definitely think my mom enjoyed it more before she realized it wasn’t necessarily PRO-Catholic Almost wore my Trotsky shirt but was too fearful it would appear gauche bc you know the whole WWII thing FUCK I LOVE MY FRIENDS AND LONG FOR COMMUNITY Watched at Warren Regal East with my mommy Added to The Non-English Niche
- rbucklandSeptember 4, 2025Literally a modern classic of cinema
- fros91August 3, 2025The best romantic movie of the 80's. And aged very well.
- stevencaceres245July 4, 2025The original (not directors cut) of this film is amazing. A love letter to cinema and the theater experience. A coming of age store that revolves around film, the love of cinema… and heartbreak. It’s a perfect film
Cinema Paradiso Trivia
Cinema Paradiso was released on November 17, 1988.
Cinema Paradiso was directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
Cinema Paradiso has a runtime of 2h 4m.
Cinema Paradiso was produced by Giovanna Romagnoli, Franco Cristaldi.
Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theater's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.
The key characters in Cinema Paradiso are Alfredo (Philippe Noiret), Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult) (Jacques Perrin), Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen) (Marco Leonardi).
Cinema Paradiso is rated PG.
Cinema Paradiso is a Drama, Romance film.
Cinema Paradiso has an audience rating of 9.6 out of 10.
Cinema Paradiso had a budget of $5M.
Cinema Paradiso has made $36M at the box office.