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Cinema Paradiso 8.0 1988 Movie Out of catalog

Cinema Paradiso

Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore · France, Italy · it, Italian

An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the magic of the movies.

What happens

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 the critics said

Notable Critics

"Cinema Paradiso itself possesses enough command and self-conviction to demonstrate that movies can still manage to manifest an alternative universe."

— Tim Pulleine

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