Cinema Paridiso
Added 11/18/2009
This fabulous film I saw in a theater and wanted to own it. I do not mind the subtitles.
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Cinema Paradiso
Added 11/11/2009
Amazing foreign film, I loved it, and I actually bought it for a good friend of mine as a birthday gift.
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Cinema Paradiso
Added 9/29/2009
The package came in great condition as promised with all the items described. We couldn't be any happier.
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What a surprise!!!!
Added 8/28/2009
Cinema Paradiso is one of my favorite movies. I can't even count how many times I have seen it. I was unaware of the existence of the Directors Cut until recently. I had to search to find it, but I did here. I don't know that I like it better than the movie I am so familiar with, but, I can say that you MUST see this version if you are a fan of the movie. It is SO VERY DIFFERENT! Don't expect anything to change until the later part of the movie...it remains as we know it until towards the last half of the movie...then WOW what a difference. In the end I think that the extra footage, a good 50 minutes, changes the impact of those last 2-3 minutes where I always cry...no matter how many times I see it.
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A perfect movie
Added 8/11/2009
World War II has just ended and life in the Sicilian village of Giancaldo centers around the Cinema Paradiso where townsfolk gather to see the exciting and glamorous world outside. Young Toto spends all his free time sneaking into the theatre for the movies and most especially for the old projectionist, Alfredo, who loves him like a son. Toto wants to grow up and show movies just like Alfredo, but one night, there is a terrible fire in the projection box.
This movie is simply perfect. It's nostalgic and sentimental and quite touching. The actors are uniformly excellent, especially the adorable Salvatore Cascio who plays Toto as a child and Marco Leonardi who gives a sensitive performance as teenage Toto. Philippe Noiret is wonderful as the old projectionist who teaches Toto about life. In some ways, this movie is similar to The Last Picture Show; it's about the passage of time with the one constant being the local theatre. We watch as Toto grows up and the town modernizes, but the villagers retain their close bond with one another.
The soundtrack alone is enough to send you running for tissues; it's beautiful and heartbreaking. The direction is outstanding, with nary a single wasted moment. In Italian with English subtitles, it's a timeless and universally-appealing story of a boy who falls in love with movies. Highly recommended.
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Cinema Paridiso
Added 11/18/2009
This fabulous film I saw in a theater and wanted to own it. I do not mind the subtitles.
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Cinema Paradiso
Added 11/11/2009
Amazing foreign film, I loved it, and I actually bought it for a good friend of mine as a birthday gift.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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Cinema Paradiso
Added 9/29/2009
The package came in great condition as promised with all the items described. We couldn't be any happier.
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