Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Name: Cinema Paradiso
Released: 1988
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Marco Leonardi, Salvatore Cascio, Agnese Nano

• Movies, Drama, Romance

• 124 min

8.4

An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the magic of the movies.

Directed by: Giuseppe Tornatore
Casting: Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Marco Leonardi, Salvatore Cascio, Agnese Nano, Antonella Attili, Pupella Maggio, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli, Leo Gullotta, Leopoldo Trieste, Tano Cimarosa, Nicola Di Pinto, Roberta Lena, Nino Terzo, 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, Brigitte Fossey, Giuseppe Tornatore
Countries: France, Italy
Premiere: 1988-11-17
Status: Released

Tags: parent child relationship, sicily, italy, movie business, kiss, coming of age, flashback, magic realism, haunted by the past, censorship, nuovo cinema paradiso, movie theater, romantic

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.