Cinema Paradiso
An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the magic of the movies.
Production
Budget
$5 000 000
Box office
$12 462 062
Director
Actors
Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Marco Leonardi, Salvatore Cascio, Agnese Nano, Antonella Attili, Pupella Maggio, Brigitte Fossey, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Vanna Paoli
Producer
Franco Cristaldi, Giovanna Romagnoli
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Andrea Crisanti, Alvaro Passeri
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The first version of the film ran for 2 hours and 35 minutes. Internationally, the film was shown for 2 hours and 3 minutes. Several years later, a version 20 minutes longer appeared, in which the main character, in love with cinema, not only becomes acquainted with the magical world of the screen through an old film projectionist from childhood, but also experiences ordinary human, fleshly love right on the floor of the 'Paradiso' cinema.
- Giuseppe Tornatore planned to make a film that, according to him, would be a kind of obituary for traditional cinemas (like the one shown in the film) and the film industry as a whole. The film was successful, and Tornatore never made that comparison publicly again.
- The film was shot in Bagheria, Sicily, the hometown of director and screenwriter Giuseppe Tornatore. Tornatore drew inspiration for the film from his childhood experiences there.
- Before casting Salvatore Cascio, Giuseppe Tornatore photographed over 300 Sicilian boys.
- By the end of 1956, there were 17,000 cinemas in Italy – more than in any other European country.
- In the film projectionist Alfredo's workspace, a poster for the film 'Casablanca' (1942) hangs on the wall.
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