Review of Cinema Paradiso (1988) by Helena R — 25 Jul 2013
Cinema Paradiso is one of those rare films that once you watch, you will never ever forget. You will never forget the tender melody echoing from the utterly beautiful soul of Ennio Morricone, you will never forget the gentle touches by Giuseppe Tornatore on the stories of the broken hearts, on the childhood dreams that never come true, on the sincere love to cinema, on a tiny little Italian town with a tiny cinema house, on the clumsy yet utterly beautiful Italian character, and of course you will never forget the shiny smiles of the little Salvatore and the broken-hearted and nostalgic tears of the same Salvatore, but in an adult form.
Watching, no, tasting Cinema Paradiso is like you taste something strangely sweet that makes you remember the candies of your forgotten childhood, that makes you remember how dreamy you once were, that makes you regret the dreams so beautiful that you never dared to realize.
Yes, Cinema Paradiso is a paradise, a lost paradise of the past.
This review of Cinema Paradiso (1988) was written by Helena R on 25 Jul 2013.
Cinema Paradiso has generally received very positive reviews.
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