The last 10 minutes made me cry (real tears coming down my face and cheeks) this is such a beautiful piece of Cinema, it made my heart melt..
and Ennio Moricone's music made it 10 times better
One of the best ever
As good as movies get. A film for the ages. "Cinema Paradiso" is a love letter to Cinema. And one of it's greatest.
Nostalgic look at a little Italian town.
It might indulge in melodrama at times, but I can totally see why it won the hearts of the international audience. Postwar years Italy countryside, old men wearing flat hats, bittersweet nostalgia, and above anything else, a tender homage to cinema and movie theatres as a social gathering place. Things are not as compelling in the second half, but the ending is much more emotionally satisfying than you would expect (also thanks to the great soundtrack).
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso is a film that, at least in the first part, succeeds perfectly in describing the love and passion that an enthusiast has for the seventh art through the eyes of Totò, a child in love with the cinema booth.
Accompanied by a memorable and incredibly beautiful soundtrack by Ennio Morricone (to be expected from an artist like him), the film comes across as perfect in the first part. It loses instead in the second part, when Elena enters the story: I found that they focused too much on the love story and not on what was initially the film, sometimes making it really too dramatic (for example when they meet again in the scene in the car). So if I had to give a grade to both parts, I'd give a solid 10 to the first part and an 8 to the second.
Amazing acting by the entire cast though.
9/10
The original title of the film is Nuovo Cinema Paradiso.
This film is an absolute dream. I watched the director's cut which I think let's you sit with the characters and the environment longer which I really do love because of how immersive it makes the watching experience. However, it seems like everything i disliked about the movie (that is keeping me from rating it a 10) - the drawn-out romance plot, the excessive cheesiness of the reunion and the Alfredo lie reveal, amongst other things - is not included in the theatre release. Normally, I'd feel frustrated with myself for not reading about which version I should have watched in advance, but considering how much I still loved the director's cut, it simply makes me excited to revisit this film, in its shorter version, some time from now, and most likely find one of those very rare 10/10 movies.
I still remember the first time I saw it and I think it's one of the best films of ever. It has an unique and special feel, it's so so smooth and will melts up your heart. And the soundtrack by Ennio Morricone is just amazing and fits perfect with the film. Will love it.
Calling this movie influential to aspiring filmmakers would be like calling the Statue of Liberty a statue
Saw it for the first time at a special screening as a 30th anniversary event for the film. i really do agree that the adolescent part and adult part isn't as amusing as the child part, but the story is so full of interesting and memorable characters (even the noisy crowd at the paradiso!), and though not amusingly but precisely, captured important moments of one's life (friendship, first love, lost, guilt etc.), Giving us the room for us to reflect ourselves on our own ups and downs in life. With all the flaws in count this film is still way beyond 10/10 for me. What a great movie.
The most beautiful, amazing and sweet movie I've ever seen in my whole life.
Teach us, the value of a real friendship, kindness..and into see joy in the little things.
The movie bring to you a laugh of simple things, that you'll never believe that you were laughing about it.
Totally worth it to watch.
this is my all-time favorite movie... poignant and harrowing!
i see the important message left by Alfredo.
For what it’s worth, this is basically an Italian version of The Fabelmans. It’s well shot, but it has the exact same problems that made The Fabelmans a complete non-starter for me. There’s something about the writing and directing here that feels incredibly fake, probably because the choices it makes are so excessively cheesy. I understand that most of the film is told from the perspective of an adult reliving their youth, but this movie is over the top to the point of ridicule. Literally every performance and emotion are highly exaggerated, which combined with the sentimental score makes the entire thing come across as disingenuous. That might sound weird, because a movie like can only be a passion project of its author, but this is just way too kitschy for my liking. There’s also little substance to be found. It has plenty of references to classic films that are sure to please the cinephiles, but it mostly focusses on the same old coming of age tropes without putting its own spin on it. So, conceptually it doesn’t dig much deeper than your average kids film (you won’t learn anything profound about film or filmmaking, in case you’re wondering), and emotionally I found it kinda hard to take seriously. It also just becomes more boring as it goes along, predictably losing steam as it doesn’t have enough up its sleeve to fill the runtime. Overall, if you like this type of thing, you’ll probably love it. However, if you don’t go with it (and you’ll know within 10 minutes), you might as well stop right away because you’ll think it’s the most overrated thing in existence.
3.5/10
Such a beautiful movie about (the love for) movies, friendship, love and life in general. Everything is amazing, but the music stands out for me. If you love movies, you’ll love this. I think this has one of the best endings ever.
A kind of tribute to 10 muses that can leave a mark on each of us. Plus great music!
What a lovely movie! It is a love letter to films. I can't believe I had never watched it. Fantastic. The music is marvelous! Wow.
Just watched the new 4k bluray for the first time. It is so relevant during the pandemic now that cinemas are dying and people are ok with it because we have streaming services. Sad :pensive:
extended edition of the director, image 3,75 / 5 and sound 3/5. The part of the child very well, that of the adolescent, regular, adult, too long and pshe. the normal version is better
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It doesn't get less heartwarming with the numerous times i've watched this film. From tears to laughs,it hold a special spot on my top movies of all time. Salvatore and Alfredo have a little special place in my heart eternally.