Cinema Paradiso
A celebration of youth, friendship, and the everlasting magic of the movies.
Plot: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.
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Known For Ennio Morricone
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Cast & Crew
Philippe Noiret
Jacques Perrin
Marco Leonardi
Salvatore Cascio
Agnese Nano
Antonella Attili
Enzo Cannavale
Isa Danieli
Leo Gullotta
Pupella Maggio
Leopoldo Trieste
Tano Cimarosa
Nicola Di Pinto
Roberta Lena
Nino Terzo
Sound
Ennio Morricone
Andrea Morricone
Franco Tamponi
Crew
Danilo Bollettini
Giovanni Corridori
Angelo Ragusa
Art
Andrea Crisanti
Editing
Mario Morra
Camera
Blasco Giurato
Directing
Giuseppe Tornatore
Writing
Giuseppe Tornatore
Costume & Make-Up
Maurizio Trani
Fun Facts of Movie
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Giuseppe Tornatore‘s intention was that this movie should serve as an obituary for traditional movie theatres (like the one on the film) and the movie industry in general. After the movie’s success he never mentioned this again.
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Included among the “1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die”, edited by Steven Schneider.
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By the end of 1956, Italy had 17,000 movie theaters, the most in Europe.
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The film was shot in Bagheria, Sicily, Giuseppe Tornatore‘s hometown. The director largely drew on his childhood experiences there as inspiration for the film.
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Philippe Noiret said all of his lines in French, his native language. He was later dubbed in Italian by Vittorio Di Prima. In the French version, Noiret dubbed himself.
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The love theme in the movie was composed by Andrea Morricone, although his father, Ennio Morricone, who scored the rest of the film, arranged the orchestration of the theme.
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