
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.
Title | Cinema Paradiso |
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Release Date | Nov 17, 1988 |
Genres | Drama, Romance, |
Production Company | RAI, Tre Forum, Les Films Ariane, TF1 Films Production |
Production Countries | France, Italy |
Casts | Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Marco Leonardi, Salvatore Cascio, Agnese Nano, Antonella Attili, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli, Leo Gullotta, Pupella Maggio, Leopoldo Trieste |
Plot Keywords | parent child relationship, sicily, italy, movie business, kiss, coming of age, flashback, magic realism, haunted by the past, censorship, nuovo cinema paradiso, movie theater, |

Alfredo
Philippe Noiret

Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
Jacques Perrin

Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)
Marco Leonardi

Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)
Salvatore Cascio

Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)
Agnese Nano

Maria Di Vita (young)
Antonella Attili

Spaccafico
Enzo Cannavale

Anna
Isa Danieli

Ignazio, usher
Leo Gullotta

Maria Di Vita (aged)
Pupella Maggio

Father Adelfio
Leopoldo Trieste

Fabbro, blacksmith
Tano Cimarosa

Village idiot
Nicola Di Pinto

Lia
Roberta Lena

Peppino's Father
Nino Terzo











Elena Mendola (adult) (in Director's cut) (uncredited)
Brigitte Fossey

Projectionist (uncredited)
Giuseppe Tornatore
















































































































