Italian theatrical release poster by Cecco Cecchini
Italian
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Directed by
Giuseppe Tornatore
Written by
Giuseppe Tornatore
Produced by
Franco Cristaldi
Giovanna Romagnoli
Starring
Philippe Noiret
Jacques Perrin
Antonella Attili
Pupella Maggio
Salvatore Cascio
Cinematography
Blasco Giurato
Edited by
Mario Morra
Music by
Ennio Morricone
Andrea Morricone
Production companies
Les Films Ariane RAI[1] TF1[1] Cristaldi Film[1] Forum Picture[1]
Distributed by
Titanus[1]
Release date
17 November 1988 (1988-11-17)
Running time
155 minutes
Countries
Italy France
Language
Italian
Budget
US$5 million[2]
Box office
$36 million (US/France/Italy only)
Cinema Paradiso (Italian: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, Italian pronunciation:[ˈnwɔːvoˈtʃiːnemaparaˈdiːzo], literally "New Paradise Cinema") is a 1988 coming-of-age dramedy film written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
Set in a small Sicilian town, the film centres on the friendship between a young boy and an aging projectionist who works at the titular movie theatre. This Italian-French co-production stars Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Leopoldo Trieste, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano and Salvatore Cascio. The film score was composed by Ennio Morricone and his son, Andrea, marking the beginning of a collaboration between Tornatore and Morricone that lasted until Morricone's death on 6 July 2020.
Credited with revitalizing Italy's film industry, Cinema Paradiso has been cited as one of the greatest films of all time.[3] The ending is considered among the greatest endings in movie history. It was a commercial success, and won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film[4] and the Cannes Film Festival's Grand Prix. It was nominated for 11 BAFTA Awards and won five; including Best Actor for Philippe Noiret, Best Supporting Actor for Salvatore Cascio, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Foreign Language Film, a record for a foreign language feature until it was broken by All Quiet on the Western Front in 2023.
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