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Set in a small Sicilian village, the story depicts three stages in the life of Salvatore, who leaves his village on the advice of his mentor as a boy and returns home many years later as a prominent Roman movie director. He returns to attend the funeral of the town's former film projectionist and in so doing embarks upon a journey into his boyhood just after WW II when he became the unofficial... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 50 min. |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R |
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| Distributors: |
Miramax Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$8,699,348 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B+
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"See the director's cut if you're curious." more...
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C |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...anyone who loves movies is likely to love Cinema Paradiso..." more...
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A- |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"...I don't think most of the people who loved the 1989 Paradiso will prefer this new version. But I do." more...
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A |
Empire Online, Ian Nathan
"...wraps you in a tender embrace and refuses to let go." more...
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A |
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