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Cinema Paradiso  (1988)
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

Italiano 


Budget$5,000,000
Revenue $12,462,062
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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
Philippe Noiret
Alfredo
Jacques Perrin
Jacques Perrin
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
Marco Leonardi
Marco Leonardi
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)
Salvatore Cascio
Salvatore Cascio
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)
Agnese Nano
Agnese Nano
Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)
Antonella Attili
Antonella Attili
Maria Di Vita (young)
Pupella Maggio
Pupella Maggio
Maria Di Vita (aged)
Enzo Cannavale
Enzo Cannavale
Spaccafico
Isa Danieli
Isa Danieli
Anna
Leo Gullotta
Leo Gullotta
Ignazio, usher
Leopoldo Trieste
Leopoldo Trieste
Father Adelfio
Tano Cimarosa
Tano Cimarosa
Fabbro, blacksmith
Nicola Di Pinto
Nicola Di Pinto
Village idiot
Roberta Lena
Roberta Lena
Lia
Nino Terzo
Nino Terzo
Peppino's Father
Turi Giuffrida
Turi Giuffrida
Mimmo Mignemi
Mimmo Mignemi
Mariella Lo Giudice
Mariella Lo Giudice
Giorgio Libassi
Beatrice Palme
Beatrice Palme
Ignazio Pappalardo
Angela Leontini
Turi Killer
Angelo Tosto
Angelo Tosto
Franco Catalano
Franco Catalano
Nellina Lagana
Margherita Mignemi
Giuseppe Pellegrino
Concetta Borpagano
Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore
Projectionist (uncredited)

Crews

Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore
Director
Giovanna Romagnoli
Producer
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Blasco Giurato
Blasco Giurato
Director of Photography
Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore
Screenplay
Franco Cristaldi
Franco Cristaldi
Producer
Mario Morra
Mario Morra
Editor
Alberto Doni
Sound Mixer
Vanna Paoli
Writer
Giovanni Corridori
Special Effects Coordinator
Andrea Morricone
Andrea Morricone
Additional Soundtrack
Angelo Ragusa
Angelo Ragusa
Stunts
Luca Montanari
Luca Montanari
Assistant Editor
Maurizio Trani
Makeup Artist
Luigi Bonanno
Assistant Costume Designer
Alvaro Passeri
Alvaro Passeri
Animation
Paolo Borselli
Hairstylist
Danilo Bollettini
Special Effects
Andrea Crisanti
Production Design
Giuseppe Giglietti
Giuseppe Giglietti
Assistant Director
Giuseppe Di Biase
Camera Operator
Massimo Anzellotti
Massimo Anzellotti
Sound Effects Editor
Dan Edelstein
Supervising Sound Editor
Beatrice Bordone
Costume Design
Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore
Story
Franco Tamponi
Musician

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