A young boy in a small Italian village is befriended by the projectionist at the movie theater, the Cinema Paradiso. As the boy grows up, he learns to love films, and is encouraged by his good friend to pursue his dream of one day making movies.
General Note: Cannes Film Festival, Special Jury Prize; Academy Award, Best Foreign Film.Closed-captioned. In English and French with optional English subtitles.Home use only.Bilingual packaging (reversible English/French)Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.66:1).Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Blasco Giurato ; editor, Mario Morra ; music, Ennio Morricone and Andrea Morricone ; production designer, Andrea Crisanti.
Participant or Performer Note: Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio, Jacques Perrin, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano, Antonella Attili, Pupella Maggio, Isa Danielli, Leopoldo Trieste.
Target Audience Note:
CHV rating: PG.
Awards Note:
Cannes Film Festival, Special Jury Prize; Academy Award, Best Foreign Film.