Cinema Paradiso Movie Review 1988

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.