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Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988) -- 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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Director:
Writers:
Giuseppe Tornatore (story)
Giuseppe Tornatore (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
23 February 1990 (USA) more
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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
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(29 articles)
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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)
Cinema Paradiso (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Cennet sinemasi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Cinéma Paradiso (Canada: French title) [fr]
Cinema Paraíso (Portugal) [pt]
Cinema Paradiso (West Germany) [de]
Cinema Paradiso (Hungary) [hu]
Cinema Paradiso (Brazil) [pt]
Cinema Paradiso (Sweden) [sv]
Cinema Paradiso (Finland) [fi]
Cinema Paradiso (Norway) [no]
Kino Paradiso (Poland) [pl]
Mine aftener i Paradis (Denmark) [da]
New Cinema Paradise (Japan: English title) [en]
Sinema o Paradeisos (Greece) [el]
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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)
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1.66 : 1 more
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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)
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By the end of the twelve month period for 1924, Italy's entire film output had not exceed 20 titles. As 220 titles were released during 1920, by 1924, Italian cinema was slowly dying. 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
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Alfredo: [after informed about the arrival of the new non-combustible film] Progress always comes late. more
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Why didn't Elena show up to meet Toto at the Paradiso at 5PM?
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13 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Classic, 1 July 2002
10/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

This 1988 Italian film (released in the US in 1990), is back with a full 51 minutes added on. This seemed like a stupid idea...there was nothing wrong with the original. The directors cut (which was 1/2 hour longer) was considered a mess. Also, for this release, an extra 1/2 hour was added! I expected the worse. Well, I was pleasantly surprised that this 3 hour version is better than the 2 hour one.

This story follows the life of Salvatore. He's born in a tiny Italian village and we see him as a little boy in the 1930s, an adolescent in the 40s-50s and an adult in the 80s. It basically is about his love of movies and the one true love of his life--Elena. They are in love but she comes from a rich family and he lives in poverty. How can they be together?

POSSIBLE MINOR SPOILER IN NEXT PARAGRAPH!!!!

The cut movie in the US excised a lot of the Elena subplot and concentrated on Salvatore's love of movies. There's nothing wrong with that, but Elena disappears quite suddenly. This full version explains what happened between them and fleshes out the characters more. It also reveals a crucial surprise at the end.

The performances are all fantastic--especially by the gorgeous young actor playing Salvatore as a teenager. Elena is also stunning. The film has beautiful cinematography and a haunting music score. The 3 hours flew by for me. I didn't want it to end!

So...beautiful music, attractive stars, good acting, compelling story and some incredible romantic sequences. A must-see!!!!

Bring plenty of Kleenex though--I cried a least 5 times!

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