1988 · 124 min · PG

Cinema Paradiso

Name: Cinema Paradiso
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1988
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Marco Leonardi, Salvatore Cascio, Agnese Nano

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

Rome Sicily

Setting

Rural Urban

When

1940s 1950s 1960s 1980s

Premise & themes

Themes

Memory & Nostalgia Coming Of Age Friendship

Structure

Frame Narrative Non Linear / Fractured Timeline

Tone

NostalgicMelancholicWhimsical

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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