Filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso, presented here in the original director’s cut, casts its enthralling cinematic spell even as it reveals and revels in the mechanics of its making. A paean to falling in love in the dark, as well as the heartbreak of waking up from the dream, Cinema Paradiso may be ultimate romantic cinephilia nostalgia trip.
DCP, color, in Italian with English subtitles, 174 min. Production: Cristaldifilm. Producer: Franco Cristaldi, Giovanna Romagnoli. Director: Giuseppe Tornatore. Screenwriter: Giuseppe Tornatore. Cinematographer: Blasco Giurato. Production Designer: Andrea Crisanti. Editor: Mario Morra. Music: Ennio Morricone, Andrea Morricone. Cast: Antonella Attili, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli, Leo Gullotta, Marco Leonardi.