
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
8.4|17 Nov, 1988|124 min
An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the magic of the movies.
8.4|17 Nov, 1988|124 min
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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.
Language
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue $12,462,062
Italiano
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue $12,462,062
Keywords
parent child relationship
sicily, italy
movie business
kiss
coming of age
flashback
magic realism
nostalgic
haunted by the past
censorship
nuovo cinema paradiso
movie theater
comforting
compassionate
Casts

Philippe Noiret
Alfredo

Jacques Perrin
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)

Marco Leonardi
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)

Salvatore Cascio
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)

Agnese Nano
Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)

Antonella Attili
Maria Di Vita (young)

Pupella Maggio
Maria Di Vita (aged)

Enzo Cannavale
Spaccafico

Isa Danieli
Anna

Leo Gullotta
Ignazio, usher

Leopoldo Trieste
Father Adelfio

Tano Cimarosa
Fabbro, blacksmith

Nicola Di Pinto
Village idiot

Roberta Lena
Lia

Nino Terzo
Peppino's Father

Turi Giuffrida

Mimmo Mignemi

Mariella Lo Giudice
Giorgio Libassi

Beatrice Palme
Ignazio Pappalardo
Angela Leontini
Turi Killer

Angelo Tosto

Franco Catalano
Nellina Lagana
Margherita Mignemi
Giuseppe Pellegrino
Concetta Borpagano

Giuseppe Tornatore
Projectionist (uncredited)
Crews

Giuseppe Tornatore
Director
Giovanna Romagnoli
Producer

Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer

Blasco Giurato
Director of Photography

Giuseppe Tornatore
Screenplay

Franco Cristaldi
Producer

Mario Morra
Editor
Alberto Doni
Sound Mixer
Vanna Paoli
Writer
Giovanni Corridori
Special Effects Coordinator

Andrea Morricone
Additional Soundtrack

Angelo Ragusa
Stunts

Luca Montanari
Assistant Editor
Maurizio Trani
Makeup Artist
Luigi Bonanno
Assistant Costume Designer

Alvaro Passeri
Animation
Paolo Borselli
Hairstylist
Danilo Bollettini
Special Effects
Andrea Crisanti
Production Design

Giuseppe Giglietti
Assistant Director
Giuseppe Di Biase
Camera Operator

Massimo Anzellotti
Sound Effects Editor
Dan Edelstein
Supervising Sound Editor
Beatrice Bordone
Costume Design

Giuseppe Tornatore
Story
Franco Tamponi
Musician
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