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Cinema Paradiso

Original title: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso · Turkish title: Cennet Sineması

“An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the magic of the movies.”

1988 · 2 h 54 min
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
DramaRomance

Cast

Philippe Noiret Salvatore Cascio Marco Leonardi Jacques Perrin

Credits

Written by: Giuseppe Tornatore

Plot

A successful director, Salvatore, returns to his Sicilian home town for the funeral of Alfredo, the projectionist who taught him about film as a boy. Through memories, we see the cinema where he watched films with the villagers, and the censorship by the priest, as well as his first love. Giuseppe Tornatore's 1988 film, with Ennio Morricone's score, won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Sinekatalog’s take

A filmmaker remembers the projectionist who raised his love of movies. Nostalgic and sentimental, with Morricone's score and a famous closing montage that gets many viewers every time.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.5 / 10 (321,804 votes)
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