Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso is a wonderful film. One of my all-time favourites. Fantastic music score (Morricone?).

Love the film and love Sicily.

I love Cinema Paradiso. I first saw it on video and luckily our local independent cinema gave a screening. A poignant and touching film.

I'm sending the DVD to my daughter and aunt tomorrow, and have given my friend across the road a copy. Just the one scene I found upsetting, why on earth put something like that in it!

Would that be the surreptitious sex in the cinema!

We saw this in the late 1980s or very early 90s in our local art cinema How lovely. I had forgotten about it.
Such a beautiful piece.
Lots of fabulous Cinema out there.

Also loved Vacas and Like Water for Chocolate of roughly the same period - maybe a couple of years after?
Recently watched "The Mafia Only Kills in Summer" which is a TV series and that was good but films are crafted as one so have the opportunity to be something special.

What else can Paradiso fans suggest?

I think the beautiful Italian atmosphere and soaring music score play a big part. Have you watched the longer version (director's cut) which expands into teenage years? Much prefer the short version which captures the love between Alfredo and the budding film director of future fame.

Was it Zefferelli?

I love this film. The real affection between the old man and the small boy. The music is sublime too.

Boz, it was the scene preceded by the knife dangled in the air when Salvatore was trying out his new cine camera

I've just popped in to say 'Bicycles' is also one I want to watch.

saw it on tv years ago.
it is indeed a classic.

Not Spaghetti you might like Tea with Mussolini if you haven’t seen it already.