Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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)
Enzo Cannavale
Spaccafico
Isa Danieli
Anna
Leo Gullotta
Ignazio, usher
Pupella Maggio
Maria Di Vita (aged)
Leopoldo Trieste
Father Adelfio
Tano Cimarosa
Fabbro, blacksmith
Nicola Di Pinto
Village idiot
Roberta Lena
Lia
Nino Terzo
Peppino's Father
Brigitte Fossey
Elena Mendola (adult) (in Director's cut) (uncredited)
Giuseppe Tornatore
Projectionist (uncredited) / Screenplay / Director / Story
Mario Morra
Editor
Giovanna Romagnoli
Producer
Franco Cristaldi
Producer
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Blasco Giurato
Director of Photography
Giuseppe Di Biase
Camera Operator
Giovanni Corridori
Special Effects Coordinator
Andrea Morricone
Additional Soundtrack
Andrea Crisanti
Production Design
Danilo Bollettini
Special Effects
Alvaro Passeri
Animation
Maurizio Trani
Makeup Artist
Luca Montanari
Assistant Editor
Angelo Ragusa
Stunts
Paolo Borselli
Hairstylist
Luigi Bonanno
Assistant Costume Designer
Giuseppe Giglietti
Assistant Director
Beatrice Bordone
Costume Design
Franco Tamponi
Musician
Alberto Doni
Sound Mixer
Vanna Paoli
Writer
Massimo Anzellotti
Sound Effects Editor
Dan Edelstein
Supervising Sound Editor
Mimmo Mignemi
Beatrice Palme
Turi Giuffrida
Angela Leontini
Mariella Lo Giudice
Concetta Borpagano
Giuseppe Pellegrino
Margherita Mignemi
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 17, 1988
Original NameNuovo Cinema Paradiso
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Budget$5,000,000
Box Office$11,990,401
Filming LocationsPalermo · Sicily, Italy
Genres
Wiki.
Cinema Paradiso (Italian: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, Italian pronunciation: [ˈnwɔːvo ˈtʃiːnema paraˈdiːzo], literally "New Paradise Cinema") is a 1988 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centers on the friendship between a young boy and an aging projectionist who works at the titular movie theatre. This Italian-French co-production stars Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Leopoldo Trieste, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano and Salvatore Cascio. The film score was composed by Ennio Morricone and his son, Andrea, marking the beginning of a collaboration between Tornatore and Morricone that lasted until Morricone's death on 6 July 2020.
Credited with revitalizing Italy's film industry, Cinema Paradiso has been cited as one of the greatest films of all time. It was a commercial success, and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Cannes Film Festival's Grand Prix. It was nominated for 11 BAFTA Awards and won five; including Best Actor for Philippe Noiret, Best Supporting Actor for Salvatore Cascio, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film, a record for a foreign language feature until it was broken by All Quiet on the Western Front in 2023.