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Nuovo Cinema Paradiso

1988

Giuseppe Tornatore

Philippe Noiret, Marco Leonardi, Salvatore Cascio, Jacques Perrin ...

8.3

93,966

Drama. Comedy A young boy named Salvatore in a small Italian village is overjoyed when the local movie projectionist (Philippe Noiret) reveals to him the mysteries of moviemaking, beginning his lifelong love affair with cinema.

	Author	Review
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"One of the great films about movie love"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"An essay in childish delight and adolescent longing"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"[A] bittersweet nostalgic weeper of love and loss"	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"Mr. Tornatore (...) may admire the masters but his methods are commonplace and false"	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Yet anyone who loves movies is likely to love 'Cinema Paradiso' (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This classic gem of nostaglic cinephilia is a real experience, albeit a sugary one (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"Irresistible (...) It’s a more intelligently written film than you may remember (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"Breaking through anti-arthouse prejudice with its simple love of cinema, this is worth a look even for those who can't stand foreign films."	POS
United Kingdom	The Independent	"As a celebration of old-fashioned flammable nitrate film in all its unpredictability, it has an added resonance in today’s digital era."	POS

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