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"A young boy in a small Italian village is befriended by the projectionist at the movie theater, the Cinema Paradiso. As he grows up he learns to love films, and is encouraged by his good friend to pursue his dream of one day making movies."
"The story of an Italian boy's love of the movies, and of the projectionist who teaches him the secrets of movie-making."
""El amor por el cine es el tema central de esta conmovedora película, que narra la vida de un niño y su incondicional amistad con el operador del cine de su pequeño pueblo. Con el paso del tiempo el niño abandona su hogar y a su amigo para alcanzar sus sueños. Treinta años más tarde un mensaje de su madre le pide volver al pueblo, donde sus recuerdos y una noticia inesperada aguardan su regreso..."--Envase."
"A young boy in a small Italian village is befriended by the projectionist at the movie theater. The boy grows up learning to love films and is encouraged by his fiend to pursue his dream of one day making movies."
"Salvatore, a successful film maker, receives news of the death of his old friend Alfredo, and returns to his village for the first time in 30 years. He recalls how, as a wide-eyed altar boy, he became friends with Alfredo, the projectionist at the parish cinema."
"The story begins in the present as a Sicilian mother pines for her estranged son, 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 and, in so doing, embarks upon a journey into his boyhood just after WW II when he became the unofficial son of the town projectionist. 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 the projectionist's life after a fire, and then befriends 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 good-bye to his life-long friend, who has left him a little gift in a film can.--"
"Through the eyes of the adult Toto, we relive his childhood and adolescence in the small Sicilian village of Giancaldo and especially his relationship with Alfredo, the projectionist at the local cinema "The Paradiso" In Italian, with English subtitles. 1990 Academy Award winner - best foreign film and 1989 winner special grand jury prize - Cannes Film Festival."
"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."
"A young boy in a small Italian village is befriended by the projectionist at the movie theater, the Cinema Paradiso. As the boy grows up, he learns to love films, and is encouraged by his good friend to pursue his dream of one day making movies."
"A young boy in a small Italian village is befriended by the projectionist at the movie theater, the Cinema Paradiso. As the boy grows up, he learns to love films, and is encouraged by his good friend to pursue his dream of one day making movies."@en
""Film divides into three parts, corresponding to the three ages of cineaste-hero Salvatore. As an adorable 10-year-old moppet ..., the boy sneaks into the parochial Paradise Cinema to watch priest Leopoldo Trieste snip out all the kissing scenes. He worms his way into the heart of crusty peasant projectionist Alfredo ... who speaks in film dialog. With Alfredo the cinema is magic--like the night he regales patrons unable to get into a Toto comedy with a free show beamed on a wall in the piazza. Mid-show, the old nitrate film catches fire and destroys the theater. The youngster miraculously drags the unconscious projectionist downstairs and saves his life, but Alfredo is blinded, and the boy, clambering up on a stool, becomes the projectionist of the rebuilt New Paradise. Second part shows Salvatore as a teenager in love with a blond banker's daughter ... Naturally her parents are against the match, and painful circumstances end the kisses in the rain and passion in the projection booth. Last ... is Salvatore as white-haired Jacques Perrin, now a famous (what else?) film director. He returns to Sicily for Alfredo's funeral and finds his long lost love ... Amid many tears, Salvatore learns it was his blind friend who broke up this one, true romance of this life"--Variety review by Yung, November 23, 1988."
"Salvatore Di Vita, regista affermato a Roma, torna dopo 40 anni nel natio paese siciliano per i funerali del proiezionista Alfredo che gli insegnò ad amare il cinema. Il ricordo del passato lo aiuta a ridefinire il presente (Morandini)."@it
"Salvatore Di Vita, regista affermato a Roma, torna dopo 40 anni nel natio paese siciliano per i funerali del proiezionista Alfredo che gli insegnò ad amare il cinema. Il ricordo del passato lo aiuta a ridefinire il presente. (Mymovies)."
"Fiction. Comédie dramatique nostalgique rappelant l'époque d'avant la télévision alors que les cinémas de village en Italie occupaient une place importante. Un cinéaste se rappelle son enfance trente ans plus tôt alors qu'il assistait le projectionniste de la salle de cinéma paroissiale, qui lui apprit, en plus du fonctionnement des appareils, la passion des films Avec Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Antonelle Attili, Pupella Maggio, Salvatore Cascio."
"Comédie dramatique nostalgique rappelant l'époque d'avant la télévision alors que les cinémas de village en Italie occupaient une place importante. Un cinéaste se rappelle son enfance trente ans plus tôt alors qu'il assistait le projectionniste de la salle de cinéma paroissiale, qui lui apprit, en plus du fonctionnement des appareils, la passion des films. Avec Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Antonella Attili, Agnese Nano, Jacques Perrin."
"Home use only."
"Salvatore Di Vita, regista affermato a Roma, torna dopo 40 anni nel natio paese siciliano per i funerali del proiezionista Alfredo che gli insegnò ad amare il cinema. Il ricordo del passato lo aiuta a ridefinire il presente. (Morandini)."@it
"Salvatore Di Vita, regista affermato a Roma, torna dopo 40 anni nel natio paese siciliano per i funerali del proiezionista Alfredo che gli insegnò ad amare il cinema. Il ricordo del passato lo aiuta a ridefinire il presente. (Morandini)."
"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."
"Salvatore, a successful film director, returns to his native Sicilian village for the funeral of his old friend Alfredo. He was the projectionist at the local Cinema Paradiso where Salvatore spent the happiest times of his childhood and developed his love of film. To the fatherless young boy Alfredo became a father figure who guided and loved him. His return also brings back poignant memories of his teenage love, Elena, whom he had to leave in order to pursue his dream."
"A young boy in a small Italian village is befriended by the projectionist at the local movie theater, who teaches him to love movies and encourages him to pursue his dream of one day making them. Starring Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Antonella Attili, Pupella Maggio, and Salvatore Cascio."
"Salvatore Di Vita, un famoso regista, torna dopo più di 30 anni a Giancaldo, paesino della Sicilia in cui è cresciuto, per i funerali del proiezionista Alfredo, persona alla quale era molto legato poichè gli aveva insegnato ad amare il cinema. Tutto è completamente cambiato: il Nuovo cinema Paradiso è caduto in rovina ed Elena, unico amore della sua vita, è ormai sposata e con figli..."@it
"After an absence of thirty years Salvatore, a successful director, returns to his home town in Sicily for the funeral of his dear friend Alfredo. Memories take him back to his childhood, when the charismatic figure of Alfredo guided him through the adolescent years, and passed on his love of the cinema."
"A young boy in a small Sicilian village is befriended by the projectionist at the movie theater, the Cinema Paradiso. As the boy grows up, he learns to love films, and is encouraged by his good friend to pursue his dream of one day making movies."
"In Cinema paradiso, Salvatore, a successful film maker, receives news of the death of his old friend Alfredo, and returns to his village for the first time in 30 years. He recalls as a wide-eyed altar boy, he became friends with Alfredo, the projectionist at the parish cinema. Through the magic of movies, Alfredo taught him about love and life, and carefully shaped the course of his future. It was Alfredo who loved him enough to push him away from the village to find fame and fortune elsewhere."
"Cinema Paradiso es una historia de amor por el cine. La película narra la historia de un niño de un pequeño pueblecito italiano en el que el único pasatiempo es disfrutar de las películas del Cine Paradiso. Encantado por las oscilantes imágenes, Salvatore deseaba con todas sus fuerzas que el cine fuese en realidad magia. Un día, Alfredo, el operador de cine, accede a enseñar al pequeño los misterios que se ocultan en una película. Todos los niños de la pequeña villa van creciendo, sin perder nunca su amor por el cine, pero llega el momento en el que Salvatore debe dejar el pueblo y comenzar a buscar sus sueños. Y así ocurre durante treinta años hasta que un día un mensaje le comunica que debe volver a casa donde un secreto le espera."
"Traces the relationship between the fatherless Salvatore and Alfredo the projectionist, at the local cinema "The Paradiso.""
"Salvatore Di Vita, un affermato regista, vive a Roma pur essendo di origini siciliane, cresciuto in un paese in cui non torna da trent'anni. Una sera riceve una telefonata dalla madre, che lo avvisa della morte dell'amico Alfredo. Decide allora di tornare a casa per partecipare ai funerali, ma, appena giunto a destinazione, viene sopraffatto dai ricordi della sua infanzia, che lo riportano agli anni Quaranta, quando, ancora bambino, l'amore per il cinema s'intrecciava con la storia quotidiana dell'unica sala del paese, il Cinema Paradiso, in cui proprio il suo amico ora scomparso lavorava come proiezionista ..."@it
""Set in an Italian village, Salvatore finds himself enchanted by the flickering images at the Cinema Paradiso, yearning for the secret of the cinema's magic. When the projectionist, Alfredo, agrees to reveal the mysteries of moviemaking, a deep friendship is born. The day comes for Salvatore to leave the village and pursue his dream for making movies of his own. Thiry years later he receives a message that becons him back home to a secret, beautiful discovery"--Container."
"An Italian-French coproduction about an aging movie director who comes back to his childhood Sicilian home for the funeral of the local film projectionist. Memories of his childhood are shown in flashback as he frequents the Cinema Paradiso, sometimes watching the priest edit out steamy film segments. The boy saves the projectionist's life during a theatre fire, experiences his first romance, and moves away into the broader outside world. The film is a celebration of the marvellous world of the cinema."
"Story of a fascination with movies that entrances a boy from a small Italian village."