Review of Cinema Paradiso (1988) by Joe T — 05 Mar 2011

What's with the Italian's obsession with making movies about movies.

This review of Cinema Paradiso (1988) was written by Joe T on 05 Mar 2011.

Cinema Paradiso has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Jason M (2,623) on 21 Jul 2016

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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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By Ondrej ? (83) on 19 May 2016

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