Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi
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.
DVD Release Date: February 18, 2003
Stats: 5,225 reviews
A beautiful film about love, friendship, sacrifice and cinema! It's pretty much perfect as films go and I could watch it again and again - the true test of a films worth!
Firstly I have to say the young boy who played Salvatore has to be one of the most talented and adorable young Actors ever, he completely grips your attention. He is comical and a rebel in the making and had the film ended as Salvatore ages I would have been just as impressed wi...( read more)
"A celebration of youth, friendship, and the everlasting magic of the movies."
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.
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A damn good movie...absolutely amazing and heartwarming...makes me love cinema even more
To live inside a fable, where we can play with time, places and sentiments, a perfect sphere of existence that can only be reached in dreams is a pleasant thought we all cinephiles love to have. As mere mortals, or the infants we still are, we have two ways to conquer that fantas...( read more)
Esta pelicula narra la historia de un derector de cine que regresa a su ciudad natal (Sicilia) para acudir al funeral de su amigo y mentor en lo que se refiere a proyeccion mientras que vuelven a su memoria sus recuerdos de la infancia y adolecencia asi como de surguio su amor po...( read more)
An absolute classic wholeheartedly tribute to Cinema. Superb cast, soundtrack & narrative. The montage off kissing scene at the end is really awesome.
I think you need to be at least 30yrs old to fully appreciate Cinema Paradiso. Not only does it focus on what part cinema plays in the life of Salvatore as he grows up, but the changes in Salvatore's life and village too over the space of about 40 yrs. The music is absolutely per...( read more)
for the name of God ,who voted that this film has to do with
81/2 by Fellini ? what is the connection ? because they speak Italian ?
anyway it was fair , that the film is Academy award
A beautiful movie about, well, movies! And the LOVE STORIES interspersed in it are just as captivating. In addition, maestro Ennio Morricone's score simply takes your breath away and makes your soul soar! Awesome music, even sanative for me! A treasure of a rare cinematic accomplishment! It will always be one of all-time favorites!
the first time i watched this movie was back in grade school during an film-showing activity in one of my classes. it was "love at first watch" for me.
i'm so happy that now i am a proud owner of a "cinema paradiso" dvd... =D
after watching this movie i quit watching movies for sometime.........wait that was supposed to be for a long time ......
but uhuu i am back on flixster :P
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