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Rating: 7.5 stars

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Italy movies about movies NWI movie theater children coming of age

All movies seen on 03/20/2016

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Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore

Drama | Romance | Comedy

Overview

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.

Rated PG | Length 124 minutes

Actors

Philippe Noiret | Jacques Perrin | Marco Leonardi | Salvatore Cascio | Agnese Nano | Antonella Attili | Pupella Maggio | Enzo Cannavale | Isa Danieli | Leo Gullotta | Brigitte Fossey | 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 | Giuseppe Tornatore | Nellina Lagana | Margherita Mignemi | Giuseppe Pellegrino | Concetta Borpagano

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Finally erasing this blindspot.

I get why this is beloved and won the Oscar for best foreign film. Hits all the notes it needs to. I think it’s fine however deeps its toe in the same well a little too often for me to love it. Despite the predictable outcome I like how it ends.

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