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
Pure Fiction
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