Cinema Paradiso (1988)
An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the magic of the movies.
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
Year
1988
Country
IT
Language
Italian
Release date
17 November 1988
TMDB
8.4 (4985)
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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)
Pupella Maggio
Maria Di Vita (aged)
Brigitte Fossey
Elena Mendola (adult)
Enzo Cannavale
Spaccafico
Isa Danieli
Anna
Leo Gullotta
Ignazio, usher
Leopoldo Trieste
Father Adelfio
Tano Cimarosa
Fabbro, blacksmith
Nicola Di Pinto
Village idiot
Roberta Lena
Lia
Nino Terzo
Peppino's Father
Turi Giuffrida
Mimmo Mignemi
Mariella Lo Giudice
G
Giorgio Libassi
Beatrice Palme
I
Ignazio Pappalardo
A
Angela Leontini
T
Turi Killer
Angelo Tosto
F
Franco Catalano
N
Nellina Lagana
M
Margherita Mignemi
G
Giuseppe Pellegrino
C
Concetta Borpagano
Giuseppe Tornatore
Projectionist (uncredited)
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