Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jacques Perrin
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
Philippe Noiret
Alfredo
Enzo Cannavale
Spaccafico
Antonella Attili
Maria Di Vita - Younger
Isa Danieli
Anna
Leo Gullotta
Usher
Marco Leonardi
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita - Teenager
Pupella Maggio
Maria Di Vita - Older
Agnese Nano
Elena Mendola
Leopoldo Trieste
Father Adelfio
Salvatore Cascio
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita - Child
Giuseppe Tornatore
Director
Tano Cimarosa
Fabbro, blacksmith
Nicola Di Pinto
Village idiot
Vanna Paoli
Writer
Roberta Lena
Lia
Franco Cristaldi
Producer
Nino Terzo
Peppino's Father
Giovanna Romagnoli
Producer
Ennio Morricone
Composer
Blasco Giurato
Cinematographer
Mario Morra
Editor
Andrea Crisanti
ProductionDesigner
Brigitte Fossey
Elena Mendola (adult) (in Director's cut) (uncredited)
Danilo Bollettini
Special Effects
Giovanni Corridori
Special Effects Coordinator
Andrea Morricone
Additional Soundtrack
Maurizio Trani
Makeup Artist
Angelo Ragusa
Stunts
Alberto Doni
Sound Mixer
Franco Tamponi
Musician
Luca Montanari
Assistant Editor
Massimo Anzellotti
Sound Effects Editor
Giuseppe Giglietti
Assistant Director
Dan Edelstein
Supervising Sound Editor
Alvaro Passeri
Animation
Paolo Borselli
Hairstylist
Luigi Bonanno
Assistant Costume Designer
Giuseppe Di Biase
Camera Operator
Beatrice Bordone
Costume Design
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.