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Cinema Paradiso

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8.4/10 • 4.3K

1988-11-17 • 2h 4m

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An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the 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.

Directors
Giuseppe Tornatore
Writters
Vanna Paoli
Editors
Mario Morra

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  1. Philippe Noiret

    Philippe Noiret

    Alfredo

  2. Jacques Perrin

    Jacques Perrin

    Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)

  3. Marco Leonardi

    Marco Leonardi

    Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)

  4. Salvatore Cascio

    Salvatore Cascio

    Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)

  5. Agnese Nano

    Agnese Nano

    Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)

  6. Antonella Attili

    Antonella Attili

    Maria Di Vita (young)

  7. Pupella Maggio

    Pupella Maggio

    Maria Di Vita (aged)

  8. Enzo Cannavale

    Enzo Cannavale

    Spaccafico

  9. Isa Danieli

    Isa Danieli

    Anna

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Andres Gomez

Nov 13, 2012

8/10

Nice comedy-drama about the youth at the small town of an Italian kid.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
$5,000,000.00
Revenue
$11,990,401.00
Keywords
parent child relationshipsicily, italymovie businesskisscoming of ageflashbackmagic realismhaunted by the pastcensorshipnuovo cinema paradisomovie theater