Cinema Paradiso Movie Review 1988

Information and Film Reviews for Cinema Paradiso the Movie

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Memoir of a boy's life working at a movie theatre in small-town Italy after WWII. Film aspires to both majestic sweep and stirring poignancy, but only occasionally hits its target. Still manages to move the viewer, and it features a suitably low-key performance by the masterful Noiret. Autobiographically inspired script written by Tornatore. The version shown in America is approximately a half-hour shorter than the original Italian form.

Distribution

HBO, 1100 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)512-7400, Fax: (212)512-7498, URL: http://www.hbo.com, Remarks: Online sales through www.store.hbo.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 123 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres
Italy, Postwar, Childhood Visions, At the Movies
Screenplay
Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast
Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Agnes Nano, Leopoldo Trieste
Cinematography
Basco Giurato
Director
Giuseppe Tornatore
Music
Ennio Morricone
Producer
Miramax Films

Awards

Oscars 1989: Foreign Film; British Acad. 1990: Actor (Noiret), Foreign Film, Orig. Screenplay, Support. Actor (Cascio); Cannes 1989: Grand Jury Prize; Golden Globes 1990: Foreign Film.

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