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Apr 13, 2011 · Oscar winner and simply an enigmatic film which will stay for centuries...A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his vill...
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Dec 20, 2011 · Song taken from the movie of the same name, performed in the magical setting of San Marco's square in Venice and directed by Ennio Morricone himself.Brano tr...
Show all movies in the JustWatch Streaming Charts. Streaming charts last updated: 9:13:40 PM, 05/13/2024 . Cinema Paradiso is 2345 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 761 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than The Horror Crowd but less popular than Freeway.
- 1988
- PG
- Giuseppe Tornatore
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In 1988 Rome, Salvatore Di Vita, a famous film director, returns home late one evening, where his girlfriend sleepily tells him that his mother called to say someone named Alfredo has died. Salvatore shies from committed relationships and has not been to his home village of Giancaldo, Sicilyin thirty years. As his girlfriend asks him who Alfredo wa...
Cinema Paradiso was shot in director Tornatore's hometown Bagheria, Sicily, as well as Cefalù on the Tyrrhenian Sea.The town square in the film is Piazza Umberto I in the village of Palazzo Adriano, about 30 miles south of Palermo. The ‘Paradiso’ cinema was built here, at Via Nino Bixio, overlooking the octagonal Baroque fountain, which dates from ...
The film exists in multiple versions. It was originally released in Italy at 155 minutes, but poor box office performance in its native country led to its being shortened to 124 minutes for international release; in that form it was successful. This international version won the Special Jury Prize at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and the 1989 Best ...
A special edition of Cinema Paradiso was released on DVD by Umbrella Entertainment on 4 September 2006. The DVD is compatible with all region codes and includes special features such as the theatrical trailer, the Director's Cut version, scenes from the Director's Cut, the Ennio Morriconesoundtrack and a documentary on Giuseppe Tornatore. An Academ...
Box office
Cinema Paradisowas a box-office success. The film was released twice in Italy before its Cannes win and flopped at the box office both times. After the Cannes win it was re-released and performed steadily however, following its Academy Award success, it was released again and performed better, grossing $5.3 million in Italy. In France, the film ran for over a year, grossing over $19 million.In the United States and Canada, it grossed $12.3 million.
Critical response
Cinema Paradiso was also a critical success, making Tornatore internationally known, and is regarded by many as a classic. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 90% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 84 reviews, with an average score of 8/10. The critics consensus reads, "Cinema Paradiso is a life-affirming ode to the power of youth, nostalgia, and the the [sic] movies themselves." The film holds a score of 80 based on 21 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "gene...
Awards and nominations
1. 1989: Cannes Film Festival 1.1. Grand Prix du Jury (tied with Trop belle pour toi) 2. 1989: Golden Globe Awards 2.1. Best Foreign Language Film 3. 1989: Academy Awards 3.1. Best Foreign Language Film 4. 1990: César Awards 4.1. César Award for Best Poster: Jouineau Bourduge 5. 1991: BAFTA Awards 5.1. BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language 5.2. Best Actor: Philippe Noiret 5.3. Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Salvatore Cascio 5.4. Best Original Screenplay: Giuseppe Tornatore 5...
Bondanella, Peter E. (1 January 2001). Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to the Present. Continuum International Publishing. ISBN 978-0826412478.Marcus, Millicent Joy (24 April 2002). After Fellini: National Cinema in the Postmodern Age. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0801868474.Cinema Paradiso at IMDbCinema Paradiso at AllMovieCinema Paradiso at Discogs(list of releases)- US$5 million
- 17 November 1988
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. 4,366 IMDb 8.5 2 h 3 min 1990. PG. Drama · International. Watch with a free Prime trial. Watch with Prime. Start your 30-day free trial.
Mar 24, 2006 · Cinema Paradiso (1989) -- (Movie Clip) Verso La Vita We discover what Fr. Adelfio (Leopoldo Trieste) was rushing off to do, censor the new movie in the Sicilian wartime town, altar-boy Salvatore (Cascio) peeping and Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) projecting (Jean Renoir's The Lower Depths, with Jean Gabin, Suzy Prim and Louis Joudet), early in Giuseppe Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso, 1989.
