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Cinema Paradiso
a.k.a. New Paradise Cinema, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso Director: Giuseppe Tornatore Cast: Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Jacques Perrin

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  • DVD Release Date: 11/07/2006
  • Original Release: 1988
  • Rating: Rated R

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Features

Disc 1: U.S. Theatrical Version - Commentary featuring director Giuseppe Tornatore with Italian film expert Millicent Marcus; Two new documentaries: Exploring a Timeless Classic; Little Italy Love Story: Cinema Paradiso Style; Cucina Paradiso - A Food Network tribute - Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello; Theatrical trailer and director's cut trailer; Languages: Italian Mono, French Mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; Disc 2: The Director's Cut - Language: Italian 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Disc #1 -- Cinema Paradiso - U.S. Theatrical Feature & Special Features
1. Phoning Salvatore [5:09]
2. Mother's Message [2:54]
3. Toto and the Movie Theatre [4:41]
4. Can I Keep Them? [4:30]
5. School Days [1:44]
6. The Paradiso [4:38]
7. Fifty Lire [3:14]
8. Alfredo and Toto [3:46]
9. The Projector Booth [6:01]
10. The Exam [4:42]
11. Teaching Toto [2:03]
12. Times of War [3:06]
13. Abracadabra [6:29]
14. Inferno in Paradise [3:58]
15. The Cinema Returns [6:17]
16. Passing Time [2:22]
17. Salvatore's Footage [3:52]
18. For the Princess [4:31]
19. Shuttling Prints [5:42]
20. Padre Salvatore [4:03]
21. Ninety-Nine Nights [4:38]
22. Love [1:01]
23. Elena's Letter [4:02]
24. Military Service [1:40]
25. A Cursed Land [5:24]
26. Whatever You Do, Love It [1:46]
27. Home Again [3:19]
28. The Funeral [3:52]
29. Alfredo's Gift [:58]
30. The Ghosts of Paradise [2:53]
31. Footage of Love [:53]
32. Let Go, Toto [1:59]
33. The End of Paradise [1:56]
34. The Deal Is Done [3:27]
35. End Credits [2:25]
Disc #2 -- Cinema Paradiso - Director's Cut Feature
1. Phoning Salvatore [:14]
2. Mother's Message [:15]
3. Toto and the Movie Theatre [3:30]
4. Can I Keep Them? [3:18]
5. School Days [5:04]
6. The Paradiso [4:30]
7. Fifty Lire [2:05]
8. Alfredo and Toto [5:02]
9. The Projector Booth [3:14]
10. The Exam [4:25]
11. Teaching Toto [6:40]
12. Times of War [4:43]
13. Abracadabra [2:03]
14. Inferno in Paradise [3:11]
15. The Cinema Returns [6:48]
16. Shuttling Prints [3:58]
17. Passing Time [6:21]
18. Salvatore's Footage [7:30]
19. For the Princess [3:30]
20. Padre Salvatore [4:18]
21. Ninety-Nine Nights [2:46]
22. Love [3:52]
23. Elena's Letter [4:11]
24. Did She Come? [5:10]
25. Military Service [2:55]
26. A Cursed Land [6:58]
27. Whatever You Do, Love It [3:27]
28. Home Again [1:03]
29. The Funeral [1:38]
30. The Ghosts of Paradise [7:06]
31. Footage of Love [1:45]
32. Let Go, Toto [3:27]
33. Calling Elena [5:23]
34. A Place to Meet [3:07]
35. Only the Past [3:44]
36. The End of Paradise [5:05]
37. The Deal Is Done [3:47]
38. End Credits [13:54]

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Editorial Reviews

Cinema Paradiso offers a nostalgic look at films and the effect they have on a young boy who grows up in and around the title village movie theater in this Italian comedy drama that is based on the life and times of screenwriter/director Giuseppe Tornatore. The story begins in the present as a Sicilian mother pines for her estranged son, Salvatore, who left many years ago and has since become a prominent Roman film director who has taken the advice of his mentor too literally. He finally returns to his home village to attend the funeral of the town's former film projectionist, Alfredo, and, in so doing, embarks upon a journey into his boyhood just after WWII when he became the man's official son. In the dark confines of the Cinema Paradiso, the boy and the other townsfolk try to escape from the grim realities of post-war Italy. The town censor is also there to insure nothing untoward appears onscreen, invariably demanding that all kissing scenes be edited out. One day, Salvatore saves Alfredo's life after a fire, and then becomes the new projectionist. A few years later, Salvatore falls in love with a beautiful girl who breaks his heart after he is inducted into the military. Thirty years later, Salvatore has come to say goodbye to his life-long friend, who has left him a little gift in a film can. In 2002, over a decade after the film's original release, Tornatore brought the original 170-minute director's cut to American screens for the first time. Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Customer Reviews

One of the Essentialsby Anonymous

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July 23, 2008: A classic...the friendship between the boy and the old man is one of the most memorable screen relationships of all time. I saw the theatrical cut first, and must admit that I prefer it to the also included director's cut...both are wonderful, but the story is cleaner and tighter in the short version. Here is a beautiful film, not to be missed.

My All Time Favorite Movieby Anonymous

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June 18, 2008: I enjoyed both the theatrical version and the director's version. However the director's ending changes the story. This is a must see movie. It revolves around Toto's relationship with Alfredo and the movie theater, but there's also more to it. Such as Toto's love for Elena which does not change in the end. It shows that when you truly love someone there is no other person for you.


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