Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso) (1988)
96%RT Audience Score: 97%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
25 wins & 32 nominations total
Cinema Paradiso is a life-affirming ode to the power of youth, nostalgia, and the the movies themselves.
Cinema Paradiso is like a big warm hug from your childhood best friend. It’s a movie that reminds you of the good old days when life was simpler and the only thing that mattered was catching the latest flick at the local theater. This film is a love letter to the magic of cinema and how it can transport you to another world. It’s a celebration of youth, nostalgia, and the power of storytelling. If you’re looking for a feel-good movie that will leave you with a smile on your face, then Cinema Paradiso is the perfect choice. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and let this movie take you on a journey you won’t forget.
Production Company(ies)
Cristaldifilm Les Films, Ariane Rai 3
Distributor
HBO, Miramax Films
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Cefalù, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1990
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.66 : 1
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Runtime:2h 3m
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Language(s):Italian
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Country of origin:France, Italy
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 23, 1988 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 10, 2006
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $13,019,063
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $30,014,009
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,550
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 3,273,065
US/Canada gross: $12,397,210
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $28,580,396
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,290
US/Canada opening weekend: $16,552
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $38,159
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,285
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $5,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $11,526,947
Production budget ranking: 1,613
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $6,207,261
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $12,279,802
ROI to date (est.): 69%
ROI ranking: 1,065
Philippe Noiret – Alfredo
Marco Leonardi – Salvatore ‘Toto’ Di Vita – Teenager
Jacques Perrin – Salvatore ‘Toto’ Di Vita – Adult
Agnese Nano – Elena Mendola
Leopoldo Trieste – Father Adelfio
Director(s)
Giuseppe Tornatore
Writer(s)
Giuseppe Tornatore
Producer(s)
Mino Barbera, Franco Cristaldi, Giovanna Romagnoli
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
25 wins & 32 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (80) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (72) | Rotten (8)
Cinema Paradiso itself possesses enough command and self-conviction to demonstrate that movies can still manage to manifest an alternative universe.
January 11, 2020
Tim Pulleine
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
[Salvatore Cascio’s] adorabilty-quotient can be a bit hard to take, but this is one of the better pieces of screen moppetry in recent years.
December 6, 2018
Adam Mars-Jones
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
A cinema-lover’s delight.
September 6, 2017
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
metro.co.uk
TOP CRITIC
Recent changes to cinema which have seen the projectionist’s art sidelined in the digital age add a further layer of poignancy to the magical memories.
December 16, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Cinema Paradiso is much loved, though I have occasionally been the man in the Bateman cartoon: the reviewer who confessed to finding Cinema Paradiso a bit sugary and the kid really annoying.
December 12, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Tornatore may have hit a sticky wicket with his subsequent work, but he knew what he was doing here: warning us about the irrational lure of the filmed past, which is to say cinema itself, then ushering us grandly to our seats.
December 12, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
Robbie Collin
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
…by all accounts this is one case in which Miramax’s meddling appears to have actually improved a film…
May 21, 2021
Dennis Harvey
48 Hills
The theatrical version is a movie of extraordinary passion. In the Director’s Cut, it’s still an excellent film, just not a transcendent one.
January 24, 2021 | Rating: 4/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
A celebration of cinema’s communal experience, this lovingly crafted ode to the joys projected upon the silver screen is a touching celebration of moviegoing.
October 23, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Patrick Gamble
CineVue
Although charming, its substance isn’t overwhelmingly deep, serving more as a lighthearted, idealized, nostalgic coming-of-age tale than a stirring emotional investment.
August 31, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Ask me what it is about movies I love so much, and I’ll tell you to see Cinema Paradiso for your answer.
August 5, 2020
Allen Almachar
The MacGuffin
It’s another clean, colorful community with an unreal sense of vitality, everyone playing a comfortable role in the neat storyline.
May 20, 2020
Bruce C. Steele
OutWeek…
Plot
A boy who grew up in a native Sicilian Village returns home as a famous director after receiving news about the death of an old friend. Told in a flashback, Salvatore reminiscences about his childhood and his relationship with Alfredo, a projectionist at Cinema Paradiso. Under the fatherly influence of Alfredo, Salvatore fell in love with film making, with the duo spending many hours discussing about films and Alfredo painstakingly teaching Salvatore the skills that became a stepping stone for the young boy into the world of film making. The film brings the audience through the changes in cinema and the dying trade of traditional film making, editing and screening. It also explores a young boy’s dream of leaving his little town to foray into the world outside.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Philippe Noiret, who played Alfredo in the film, was actually a last-minute replacement for the original actor who was fired after just one day of filming.
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