Cinema Paradiso

Sicilian village, summer, a projector whirring. A young boy sits in the dark, watching, as a projectionist threads film. Tornatore sentimentalizes the roots of cinephilia.

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Giuseppe Tornatore directed Cinema Paradiso in 1988. See Giuseppe Tornatore's full filmography, where to start with Giuseppe Tornatore, or where to go after you've seen everything by Giuseppe Tornatore.

Cinema Paradiso was released in 1988 (IT original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.