Review of Cinema Paradiso (1988) by Pragadeeswaran M — 05 Jan 2010

One of the remarkable, evergreen and mind blowing movie of World Class movie director Guiseppe Tornatore...! A must watch...

This review of Cinema Paradiso (1988) was written by Pragadeeswaran M on 05 Jan 2010.

Cinema Paradiso has generally received very positive reviews.

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