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Cinema Paradiso (Director's Cut)

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4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,357 ratings
IMDb8.5/10.0
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Format Director's Cut, NTSC
Language Italian
Runtime 1 hour and 20 minutes
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Director Guiseppe Tornatore's bittersweet, Oscar-winning film focuses on the effect that cinema had on the inhabitants of a small Sicilian village during World War Two. After receiving news of the death of his old friend Alfredo, a famous movie director returns to his home village after spending 30 years away. In flashback, he recalls his fatherless childhood, his fascination with the films he saw at the local cinema, and his adventures with Alfredo, the cinema's projectionist. This director's cut features an extra 50 minutes of footage.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.4 x 5.35 x 0.55 inches; 3 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5027035001951
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Director's Cut, NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 20 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ June 29, 2011
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Arrow Films
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00004Y3OU
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,357 ratings

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Great movie and an excellent transfer (from the original camera negative). Includes both the theatrical and director's cut. A must-have for your collection!
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miranda
5.0 out of 5 stars the most heart melting movie ever.
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024
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this movie just made my heart melt. i already know that i will rewatch it one day.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I saw this director’s cut
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024
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The director’s cut is 30 minutes longer and resolves many issues of the original movie which breaks my heart and makes me cry. Overall, just a stunning movie.
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Andrew P. Falco
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this movie.
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023
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Loved much of it. Firstly because the the young boy hung onto the old man (his mentor) to learn how to run the theatre. Secondly because the young boy found the love of his life in his teenage years the boy and girl was inseparable and destined to live their lives together. After she had to move with her family back to Sicily their lives were destroyed as her father wanted..
However she left a message with the old man telling him that she would meet her love before her family moved her back to Sicily. If that message got back to her lover theit lives would have been perfect. Instead the old man never told his young apprentice about the letter she left for him. This left the two lovers alone living their lives apart in misery..Thirty years later their paths crossed and she told him how she was waiting for him. That angered him that his old friend a mentor would let him dangle in the wing for much of his life.
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Louis G. Marchica
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Italian movie!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024
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Cinema Paradiso is an excellent movie about a young boy who learns he to operate a movie projector at the only movie theater in a small Italian town. He becomes a well known theater director, leaves town and becomes a major movie director in Rome Italy.
Well worsted to see it. In Italian with English subtitles.
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David
5.0 out of 5 stars Mostly good Blu-ray transfer of one of my favorite films
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2013
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Cinema Paradiso is one of my all-time favorite films. It tells the story of a successful Italian movie executive who looks back on his early life growing up in post-World War II Italy. We see him as a mischievous altar boy with a love for movies, and then as a teenager who falls in love with the new girl in town. Guiding him along the way is Alfredo, the grizzled projectionist at the movie theater, who becomes a father figure to him.

This is a sentimental movie, but it is not cheesy. There is both love and heartache. A love for movies oozes from every pore of this film. In fact, it may be the best movie ever made about movies. The final sequence is one of the best scenes ever filmed--it brings me to tears every time. Cinema Paradiso is currently rated #73 on the IMDB Top 250. It won the 1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, as well as a slew of other awards.

The quality of the Blu-ray transfer is mostly good. Most daytime scenes are richly detailed. There are a couple shots, however, that are very poor in quality. They looked like VHS. Thankfully, they were brief. Nighttime and indoor scenes vary in quality. Some are sharp, while others are grainy (although never to the point of being gritty). The sound varies as well. The dialogue at the beginning of the movie sounds like it was being uttered in a tin can. But this was soon corrected. Thankfully, the moving score by legendary composer Ennio Morricone comes through well.

My old DVD version had both subtitles and a dubbed version that was actually pretty good. This Blu-ray edition has only subtitles, however; the dubbed version is missing. Nor does it have any special features other than the original theatrical trailer. Thankfully, this disc did not include the director's cut, which I hate. It adds about 30 minutes of material that wraps up the love interest portion of the film, but there is a reason that it was cut from the US theatrical release. It turns Cinema Paradiso into a different movie, and that is not a good thing.

Parental Advisory: This movie is rated PG for a few instances of sexuality, mostly implied. There are a couple of very brief scenes that show upper female nudity (they are clips of old black-and-white movies) and one scene that shows bare buttocks. There is some mild violence. In a couple of scenes, a mother slaps her child repeatedly. There is also a scene where a teacher is punishing a student for poor performance in the classroom. A scene involving a fire might be intense for younger children.

I highly recommend Cinema Paradiso. It is one of the best films ever made. It is a "must see." If you are considering an upgrade from DVD, the improved video clarity makes it worth it. But the loss of some of the special features, particular the dubbed version, is a bummer.
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giovanni carapelli
5.0 out of 5 stars Best movie/ truly a classic!
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024
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Always a pleasure to watch this movie / touching story with incredible ending! Great music too, and great Philippe Noiret
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Noel Koran
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Italian Film about Life and Growing Up in the Early Days of Cinema
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024
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Beautifully told story about growing up in Sicily starting in the 1920s, told through the experiences of a young boy in a local cinema house.
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Moldyoldie
4.0 out of 5 stars Ditto To the Seeming Majority Opinion Here
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2005
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I agree with all who believe the original theatrical version of Cinema Paradiso has all the warmth, charm, and nostalgia that a feature film can possibly muster. Besides, it was suitable entertainment for mature youngsters, or at least those who have patience with subtitles.

The "new version" of the film ultimately creates an entirely different vibe by virtue of the added love scenario upon Salvatore's return to the town of his youth. While not exactly soapish in tone, it certainly left me perplexed as to what to make of him. Could he be considered a stalker? A homewrecker? Even a pathetic failure? Or was he merely a genuinely hopeless romantic? There's no doubt that such a choice forced on the viewer makes for a more complex viewing experience.

Alfredo's purposeful deceit causing Salvatore's (and Elena's) loss of true love in life also made for added complexity, though one doesn't necessarily think less of the blind elder since the deceit was still carried out in what he felt to be Salvatore's best interest. What was disappointing, however, was that a real-life choice was denied the young lovers; though one gets the impression that the "choice" would not have been rendered with practical reason!
It begs the question: Was Elena Salvatore's true love, or was it the cinema?

This is a fine DVD including both versions; one can hardly complain because of it. I agree with those reviewers who heartily recommend viewing the original theatrical version first and letting its obvious enchantments seep into your psyche. When viewing the new version, know that those sentiments may be lessened somewhat; but also know that you'll be viewing a different film entirely...and not necessarily a lesser one.
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars At last!
Reviewed in Canada on November 2, 2023
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Been waiting for around 3 years for this DVD to be available, finally it was. I love this film, and the music. It's a really nice story, taking a life from a child to teenager to a middle aged man - a must see!
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Denis Esser
5.0 out of 5 stars Correspond exactement à ma demande
Reviewed in Belgium on April 22, 2024
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Correspond exactement à ma demande
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David James
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2024
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If you love the Cinema and Film give this a go. You will not regret it
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Jankie
5.0 out of 5 stars Capolavoro con problema tecnico.
Reviewed in Italy on April 16, 2023
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Sul film non credo ci sia molto da dire. Vorrei invece sottolineare che , nella versione integrale, quella che dura quasi tre ore e che è sul secondo blu ray, l'audio stereofonico del film ha i due canali in opposizione di fase, come se uno dei due diffusori avesse le polarità invertite. Essendo molto fastidioso il suono in queste condizioni, sono costretto a sentire usando la traccia DTS 5.1, riconvertita in stereo, e il problema si risolve. Ritengo comunque questa cosa abbastanza assurda. Come è possibile non fare caso a queste cose in una edizione come questa, che si vanta di riportare la versione restaurata del film ?
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3.0 out of 5 stars zeer mooie film
Reviewed in the Netherlands on December 15, 2021
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zalige film en dan met die muziek van morricone , kleine toto fantastisch kereltje
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