Review of Cinema Paradiso (1988) by Paolo N — 26 Feb 2017

Love it. One of the best Italian movies ever.

This review of Cinema Paradiso (1988) was written by Paolo N on 26 Feb 2017.

Cinema Paradiso has generally received very positive reviews.

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Ahhhh...romance, nostalgia... viva l'Italia, eh? Three hours on DVD, I might like to have seen the two-hour cut…

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This is about as close to a PERFECT film as anything I've ever seen! It is just as superb as when I saw it in the theater in the 80's. Marvlous…

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