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Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) [4-Disc Deluxe Edition]
Original Theatrical Version + Director's Cut + Original Soundtrack
A Film by Giuseppe Tornatore
2xDVD9 + 1xDVD5 + 1xCD | VIDEO_TS and CD Image (MDF+MDS) | PAL 1.85:1 and 1.66:1
Audio: Italian AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps | Subtitles: English | 01:58:02 and 02:47:31 | Total: 15,71 Gb
Genre: Drama | Won Oscar + 19 wins | Italy, France
Original Theatrical Version + Director's Cut + Original Soundtrack
A Film by Giuseppe Tornatore
2xDVD9 + 1xDVD5 + 1xCD | VIDEO_TS and CD Image (MDF+MDS) | PAL 1.85:1 and 1.66:1
Audio: Italian AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps | Subtitles: English | 01:58:02 and 02:47:31 | Total: 15,71 Gb
Genre: Drama | Won Oscar + 19 wins | Italy, France
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.
IMDB - Top 250 #74
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Salvatore's mentor, Alfredo (Philippe Noiret), has died. Salvatore hasn't been home for 30 years. Before returning for the funeral, he reminisces about his life and the effect Alfredo has had on it. He also remembers the only woman he ever loved, Elena (Brigitte Fossey).
Cinema Paradiso is a wonderful film, completely faultless. Direction: perfect. Acting: perfect. Script, cinematography, editing, musical score: perfect. All the awards that it won - Cannes Grand Jury Prize, foreign language Oscar, five Baftas, and countless others - were richly deserved. Any that it didn't win must have been a fix. Cinema Paradiso is perfect…![Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) [4-Disc Deluxe Edition]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/9d/05/0020059d_medium.jpeg)
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Special mention must be made for Salvatore Cascio, who plays the boyhood Salvatore. His performance is an absolute treasure to watch. His love for cinema is infectious, his nascent friendship with Alfredo is uplifting. He's sweet, he's funny, he's just plain lovely.
It's always fascinating to compare theatrical releases with directors' cuts, and perhaps none more so than Cinema Paradiso. Most of the omissions from the theatrical release are minor scenes with a slight sexual content. The primary difference between the two versions is a 45-minute extension that slots in right before the close. Salvatore and Elena's relationship has many of its loose ends tied up and a few more created.![Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) [4-Disc Deluxe Edition]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/a0/05/002005a0_medium.jpeg)
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The theatrical version is a film that thrives on its loose ends. The passionate longing, the absence, the unknowing, all make it the popular and moving film it is. The director's cut changes those feelings, but manages to retain most of the emotions that it created, whilst adequately replacing the rest. It's certainly not change for the better, but I'd not call it change for the worse, either. It's just change.![Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) [4-Disc Deluxe Edition]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/9f/05/0020059f_medium.jpeg)
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If you are new to Giuseppe Tornatore's masterpiece, I would suggest seeing the theatrical version first, simply because it allows you to view both versions freshly and to judge for yourself.
Whichever Cinema Paradiso you watch, the long or the short, it's a magical and emotional example of filmmaking at its finest.
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Cinema Paradiso is truly an amazing film. It is about love, growing up, leaving home, loss and success. Although it is set in a small hamlet in Italy, the topics are so universal that anyone can relate.
The movie starts in modern Rome where Salvatore (Jacques Perrin) a professionally successful, personally failed, middle-aged cinematographer returns to his stylish apartment and young girlfriend. He receives a message from his mother: Alfredo, the owner of the cinema Salvatore considered his true home, has died. This begins a long flashback to his childhood in his hometown of post-war Giancaldo, where he was known simply as “Toto.”![Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) [4-Disc Deluxe Edition]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/a4/05/002005a4_medium.jpeg)
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Toto lives with his hardworking mother and baby sister in a cramped house, waiting for his father to return from Russia. His only refuge from the near-poverty condition is the cinema. Through some maneuvering he befriends Alfredo, the projectionist, who teaches him how to run the projector and edit the films to meet with the Church’s censorship.![Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) [4-Disc Deluxe Edition]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/a7/05/002005a7_medium.jpeg)
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There is a fire in the cinema, and although Toto risks his own life to save that of his mentor, Alfredo (Phillipe Noiret) is blinded. Still a small boy, Toto becomes the projectionist of the new theater. As he grows into manhood, Alfredo is teaching him about dreams, women, and life in a small town.
Now a young man, Toto meets Elena (Agnese Nano), the beautiful daughter of a rich banker. With Alfredo’s help he wins her heart, leading to what I consider the most poignant kiss in movie history. Their romance dies when Elena’s father moves the family away. Alfredo tells Toto to leave Giancaldo, and never come back.![Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) [4-Disc Deluxe Edition]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/a1/05/002005a1_medium.jpeg)
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It is important to know just how significant “the screen kiss” is to Cinema Paradiso. Early in the film, the local priest previews each movie before it’s shown to the public, manipulating the power of his office to insist that all kissing scenes be removed. By the time the new cinema opens, however, things have changed. The priest no longer attends the movies and kisses are no longer censored. Later, following the funeral near the end of the film, Salvatore receives his bequest from Alfredo: a film reel containing all of the kisses removed from the movies is to be shown at the Paradiso. It is perhaps the greatest montage of motion picture kisses ever assembled. As Salvatore watches it, tears come to his eyes. The deluge of intense passion acts as a powerful reminder of the simple, yet profound passion that has been missing in his life since he lost touch with Elena, his one true love. It is a profoundly moving moment.![Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) [4-Disc Deluxe Edition]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/a2/05/002005a2_medium.jpeg)
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As the extended flashback fades away, Toto is again a middle-aged man with a string of failed relationships, flying back to the small town he left so long ago. He see that a lot has changed — the cinema which was once the center of life in the village is scheduled to be demolished, but many things stay the same — people he grew up with are still in the town, raising their families and living their lives. After the funeral, he finds that Alfredo has left him a poignant present, and that the old mentor still has a lot to teach.![Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) [4-Disc Deluxe Edition]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/a3/05/002005a3_medium.jpeg)
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A brief summary just can’t do justice to this film. It is worth watching, and watching again and again. Because it is subtitled, some of the subtle expressions and movements that make the scenes can be lost and each time I watch it I find something new.
Not enough can be said about the musical score. There is only one main theme, but it has many variations from the simple piano solo used to introduce the town to the soaring orchestra version, which accompanies Elena and Toto’s first kiss.![Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988) [4-Disc Deluxe Edition]](https://pixhost.icu/avaxhome/a8/05/002005a8_medium.jpeg)
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Be sure to sit through all the credits. While they are rolling, scenes from the movie are shown from different camera angles so you can see how other characters react. I have not seen this in any other review, in fact I saw the movie five or six times myself before I noticed it: BE SURE TO WATCH THE CREDITS TO THE VERY END. There is a twist during the last few scenes during the credits which adds an entirely new dimension to the movie.
For anyone who has ever left home, Cinema Paradiso will stir bittersweet memories. It is the film by which I judge all others.
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Special Features:
DISC 1 (5,86 Gb):
- The Film: Theatrical Cut (1.85:1)
DISC 2 (5,97 Gb):
- The Film: Director's Cut (1.66:1)
DISC 3 (3,33 Gb):
- "Guiseppe Tornatore: A Dream Of Sicily" documentary (52:31)
- "A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise" documentary (27:25)
- The Kissing Sequence (07:01)
- Original Trailer (01:28)
- Photo Gallery (04:53)
DISC 4 (566 Mb):
- CD Soundtrack (Ennio Morricone's Award-Winning Score)
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