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Cinema Paradiso (1988)

PG ★ 8.4/10 124 min Drama, Romance Italy, France Italian
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Screenplay by: Giuseppe Tornatore
Writer: Vanna Paoli
Story by: Giuseppe Tornatore
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An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the magic of the movies.

Description

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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Top Cast

Philippe Noiret
Philippe Noiret Alfredo
Jacques Perrin
Jacques Perrin Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
Marco Leonardi
Marco Leonardi Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)
Salvatore Cascio
Salvatore Cascio Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)
Agnese Nano
Agnese Nano Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)
Antonella Attili
Antonella Attili Maria Di Vita (young)
Pupella Maggio
Pupella Maggio Maria Di Vita (aged)
Enzo Cannavale
Enzo Cannavale Spaccafico

Cinema Paradiso Appears on 17 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #219
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #428
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #47
Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films
Russian Culture Ministry #62
UNESCO ‘Memory of the World’
UNESCO #374

Critic Curated

BBC Culture: 100 Greatest Foreign Language Films
BBC #26
Paste Magazines 80 Best Movies Of The 1980s
Paste Magazine #31
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #80
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #418

Filmmaker Curation

John Woo's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #29

Fun Lists

The Most Perfect Films On Letterboxd
Letterboxd #317

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1980-1989 Films
Letterboxd #06
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated G Or PG
Letterboxd #04
Movies Where A 5 Star Rating Is Most Common
Letterboxd #19
Showdown Cinema Paradiso
Letterboxd Showdown #13
Showdown The Idea Of You
Letterboxd Showdown #13
The Top-Rated Movie of Every Year by Letterboxd Users
Letterboxd #74

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