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Overview

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Director:
Giuseppe Tornatore
Writers:
Giuseppe Tornatore (story)
Giuseppe Tornatore (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
23 February 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
A celebration of youth, friendship, and the everlasting magic of the movies.
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 19 wins & 12 nominations more
User Comments:
A breath of fresh air blowing away the cobwebs of Hollywood "blah" films. more (312 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cinema Paradiso (Australia) (France) (UK) (USA)
Cinéma Paradiso (France)
Cinema Paradiso: The New Version (USA) (director's cut)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some sexuality. (director's cut)
Runtime:
155 min | Italy:170 min (extended version) | 124 min (International version)
Country:
Italy | France
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | South Korea:15 (director's cut) | Spain:T | South Korea:All (original rating) | West Germany:12 (f) | Italy:T | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Norway:10 | Peru:PT | Singapore:M18 (director's cut) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | UK:15 (director's cut) | UK:PG | USA:PG (original rating) | USA:R (director's cut) (2002)
Company:
Cristaldifilm more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The new film projector installed after the fire accident in the projector room is a model Victoria IV manufactured by Cinemeccanica S.p.a, Milano, Italy. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Toto is young, the films that Alfredo gave him catch fire. They burn and ruin the only picture that his mother had of his father. When Toto is a grown up, this "burnt" picture is hanged on the wall totally unharmed. more
Quotes:
Salvatore 'Toto' Di Vita - Adult: Elena, perhaps in the future we could...
Elena Mendola - Adult, Director's cut only: No, Salvaotre, there is no future. There is only the past. Even last night's encounter was just a dream. A wonderful dream. When we were young, we never did it. Do you remember? Now that it has happened, I can't imagine a better ending.
Salvatore 'Toto' Di Vita - Adult: I'll never agree with you. Never.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Adventures of George the Projectionist (2006) more

FAQ

Is this movie based on a novel?
What is it that Toto's mother should never tell Toto?
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90 out of 100 people found the following comment useful.
A breath of fresh air blowing away the cobwebs of Hollywood "blah" films., 21 December 1998
Author: ali-38 from Christchurch, New Zealand

I have seen this film at least a dozen times and each time I am carried away to a small village in Italy, where the dreams of a small boy come true and we can join his spellbinding journey. The Italian language (it is subtitled) adds to the film's beauty and music, the characters are so real you can almost smell them. I am absorbed into "Paradiso" each time I watch it, so that when it is over, I am shocked into the realisation that I haven't actually been anywhere except right there, in my theatre seat. I am not a huge "art house" film fan or indeed enjoy subtitled films (it is hard on the old eyes!) but "Paradiso" is a gem and is worth seeing again and again.

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