Quick Info
- Year
- 1988
- Director
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Duration
- 155 min
- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy/France
- Budget
- $5M
- Box Office
- $12M
External Ratings
IMDb8.5
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes89%
🎯 Metacritic80
📺 Where to Watch
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Cinema Paradiso
Our Rating
9.2/10
9.4/10
9.5/10
9.2/10
9.3/10
10/10
Overview
An Italian boy bonds with his village projectionist and grows up to be a celebrated director. An eternal love letter to cinema.
Rating Breakdown
Story
9.4
Acting
9.5
Direction
9.2
Cinematography
9.3
Music
10
✓Pros
- Morricone: greatest score in cinema history
- Ending makes you cry without warning
- Irresistible love of cinema
- Noiret magnificent
✕Cons
- Long in director's cut
- Slow in the middle
Visitor Reviews
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