Nuovo cinema paradiso
A filmmaker returns to his Sicilian hometown for the first time in thirty years and looks back on his life. As a young boy he was befriended by the projectionist at the movie theater, the Cinema Paradiso. As he grew up, he learned to love films, and was encouraged by his good friend to pursue his dr...
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Format: | Video DVD |
Language: | Italian French English |
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Miramax Home Entertainment,
[2003]
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Edition: | New version. |
Series: | Miramax classics.
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Item Description: | Originally released in Italy in 1988 at 155 minutes; pulled and shortened to 123 minutes. This cut version won the Special Jury Prize at the 1989 Cannes festival and the 1990 Best Foreign Film Oscar. In 2002 a 174 minute director's cut was released theatrically. This disc includes the 123 min. and 174 min. versions. |
Summary: | A filmmaker returns to his Sicilian hometown for the first time in thirty years and looks back on his life. As a young boy he was befriended by the projectionist at the movie theater, the Cinema Paradiso. As he grew up, he learned to love films, and was encouraged by his good friend to pursue his dream of one day making movies. Memoir of a boy's life working at a movie theater in small town Italy after WWII. Digitally remastered with all-new never-before-seen footage. |
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Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (approximately 174 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: | DVD, Dolby digital surround sound, digital remastered, widescreen presentation. |
Audience: | MPAA rating: R; for some sexuality. |
Awards: | Academy Award, 1990: Best foreign language film. |
Production Credits: | Photography, Blasco Giurato ; editor, Mario Morra ; music, Ennio Morricone. |
ISBN: | 0788841343 9780788841347 |
Participant or Performer: | Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Antonella Attili, Pupella Maggio, Salvatore Cascio ; Italian voices, Vittorio di Prima (Noiret), Cesare Barbetti (Perrin). |
Language: | Italian soundtrack with optional English subtitles (side A); French or Italian soundtrack, with optional English subtitles or closed captioning (side B). |
FOLIO link: | View instance in FOLIO |