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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 80/100. Scores higher than 97% of the 1,305 1980s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic80/100
4,967 audience votes
Key crew
- Giuseppe TornatoreDirector
- Giuseppe TornatoreScreenplay
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Philippe NoiretAlfredo
- Jacques PerrinSalvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
- Marco LeonardiSalvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)
- Salvatore CascioSalvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)
- Agnese NanoElena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)
- Antonella AttiliMaria Di Vita (young)
- Pupella MaggioMaria Di Vita (aged)
- Brigitte FosseyElena Mendola (adult)
- Enzo CannavaleSpaccafico
- Isa DanieliAnna
- Leo GullottaIgnazio, usher
- Leopoldo TriesteFather Adelfio
Stills
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Themes
parent child relationshipsicily, italymovie businesskisscoming of ageflashbackmagic realismnostalgichaunted by the pastcensorshipnuovo cinema paradisomovie theater
The Best Movies of 1988
Cinema Paradiso is #3 of 60
