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1988 · 124 min · PG

Cinema Paradiso

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · Drama, Romance

Cinema Paradiso (1988) is a Drama film, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore set in Rome and Sicily during the 1940s–1980s. It runs 124 minutes and is rated PG.

Themes of memory & nostalgia, coming of age, and friendship play out through frame narrative and non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Blasco Giurato
Cast
Philippe NoiretJacques PerrinMarco LeonardiSalvatore CascioAgnese NanoAntonella AttiliPupella MaggioBrigitte Fossey

The world of this film

Setting

Where
RomeSicily
Setting
RuralUrban
When
1940s1950s1960s1980s

Premise & themes

Themes
Memory & NostalgiaComing Of AgeFriendship
Structure
Frame NarrativeNon Linear / Fractured Timeline
Tone
NostalgicMelancholicWhimsical

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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