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Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso

1988

Director

Giuseppe Tornatore

Year

1988

Content Rating

R

Stars

Antonella Attili, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli, Philippe Noiret

Languages

🇮🇹 Italian

Origin Countries

🇮🇹 Italy, 🇫🇷 France

Synopsis

Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theater's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.

ScoresSilverMetascore: 80

Major Awards

Overall
2 wins — 3 nominations

Wins (2)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1991)

Best Film not in the English Language

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1991)

Best Screenplay - Original

Nominations (3)

Best Picture

David di Donatello Awards (1989)

Best Film (Miglior Film)

César Awards, France (1990)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

European Film Awards (1989)

Young European Film of the Year