One of the best ever

The last 10 minutes made me cry (real tears coming down my face and cheeks) this is such a beautiful piece of Cinema, it made my heart melt..
and Ennio Moricone's music made it 10 times better

i see the important message left by Alfredo.

Nostalgic look at a little Italian town.

As good as movies get. A film for the ages. "Cinema Paradiso" is a love letter to Cinema. And one of it's greatest.

this is my all-time favorite movie... poignant and harrowing!

Nuovo Cinema Paradiso is a film that, at least in the first part, succeeds perfectly in describing the love and passion that an enthusiast has for the seventh art through the eyes of Totò, a child in love with the cinema booth.

Accompanied by a memorable and incredibly beautiful soundtrack by Ennio Morricone (to be expected from an artist like him), the film comes across as perfect in the first part. It loses instead in the second part, when Elena enters the story: I found that they focused too much on the love story and not on what was initially the film, sometimes making it really too dramatic (for example when they meet again in the scene in the car). So if I had to give a grade to both parts, I'd give a solid 10 to the first part and an 8 to the second.

Amazing acting by the entire cast though.

9/10

What a lovely movie! It is a love letter to films. I can't believe I had never watched it. Fantastic. The music is marvelous! Wow.

The original title of the film is Nuovo Cinema Paradiso.

Just watched the new 4k bluray for the first time. It is so relevant during the pandemic now that cinemas are dying and people are ok with it because we have streaming services. Sad :pensive:

This film is an absolute dream. I watched the director's cut which I think let's you sit with the characters and the environment longer which I really do love because of how immersive it makes the watching experience. However, it seems like everything i disliked about the movie (that is keeping me from rating it a 10) - the drawn-out romance plot, the excessive cheesiness of the reunion and the Alfredo lie reveal, amongst other things - is not included in the theatre release. Normally, I'd feel frustrated with myself for not reading about which version I should have watched in advance, but considering how much I still loved the director's cut, it simply makes me excited to revisit this film, in its shorter version, some time from now, and most likely find one of those very rare 10/10 movies.

I still remember the first time I saw it and I think it's one of the best films of ever. It has an unique and special feel, it's so so smooth and will melts up your heart. And the soundtrack by Ennio Morricone is just amazing and fits perfect with the film. Will love it.

Calling this movie influential to aspiring filmmakers would be like calling the Statue of Liberty a statue

Saw it for the first time at a special screening as a 30th anniversary event for the film. i really do agree that the adolescent part and adult part isn't as amusing as the child part, but the story is so full of interesting and memorable characters (even the noisy crowd at the paradiso!), and though not amusingly but precisely, captured important moments of one's life (friendship, first love, lost, guilt etc.), Giving us the room for us to reflect ourselves on our own ups and downs in life. With all the flaws in count this film is still way beyond 10/10 for me. What a great movie.

extended edition of the director, image 3,75 / 5 and sound 3/5. The part of the child very well, that of the adolescent, regular, adult, too long and pshe. the normal version is better

It doesn't get less heartwarming with the numerous times i've watched this film. From tears to laughs,it hold a special spot on my top movies of all time. Salvatore and Alfredo have a little special place in my heart eternally.

The most beautiful, amazing and sweet movie I've ever seen in my whole life.
Teach us, the value of a real friendship, kindness..and into see joy in the little things.
The movie bring to you a laugh of simple things, that you'll never believe that you were laughing about it.
Totally worth it to watch.

It might indulge in melodrama at times, but I can totally see why it won the hearts of the international audience. Postwar years Italy countryside, old men wearing flat hats, bittersweet nostalgia, and above anything else, a tender homage to cinema and movie theatres as a social gathering place. Things are not as compelling in the second half, but the ending is much more emotionally satisfying than you would expect (also thanks to the great soundtrack).

Level "Excellent" • 8 :heart: • Recommended.