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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 Sicily and Rome during the 1940s–1980s. It runs 124 minutes and is rated PG.

Themes of coming of age and grief & loss play out through non linear / fractured timeline and frame narrative.

Composer
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Blasco Giurato
Cast
Philippe NoiretJacques PerrinMarco LeonardiSalvatore CascioAgnese NanoAntonella AttiliPupella MaggioEnzo Cannavale

The world of this film

Premise & themes

Themes
Coming Of AgeGrief & Loss
Structure
Non Linear / Fractured TimelineFrame Narrative
Tone
MelancholicHopeful

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Measured
Based on
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