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曽根信一
Reviewed in Japan on March 3, 2025
ニューシネマパラダイス最高に感動する映画です。返品なんかしません。
James Foley
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2025
My favourite film.....so I had to have it. Guaranteed to fall in love with Sicily after watching it !!
Robert De Cicco
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2025
It I had to pick my all-time favorite movie, Cinema Paradiso would be it.
Hooke
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2025
A masterpiece movie, one of the best ever made. This DVD has both the original theatre version and the so-called director's cut, The theater version is a heartwarming salute to friendship, love, and the art of film. The director's cut detracts from the excellence of the original.
MICHELE
Reviewed in Italy on August 7, 2024
Finalmente la versione definitiva tecnicamente perfetta con master restaurato in 4k di questo capolavoro che è uno dei film più belli della storia del cinema con una colonna sonora da sogno scritta dal maestro Ennio Morricone, in pratica la perfezione....
Charger
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2024
The U.S. theatrical release version of this movie (just over 2 hours long) is one of the best movies I have every seen. One of my all-time favorites. Alas, the director released a horrible Director's Cut of the movie that completely and utterly destroyed it. Stick with the theatrical release and, if you like it, DO NOT EVER watch the director's cut as it will ruin the movie for you.
Arlo
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2024
I had first seen the movie streaming on Amazon Prime, and it was the theatrical cut of the film. My goodness, is every second of this movie a wonderful sight to behold. The friendship between Alfredo and Toto is one that'll have your heart feeling full, and the interactions between the townsfolk they live around really make you feel like you've been part of their community for years; it all feels so genuine, so lived in. Ennio Morricone's score will stay in your head long after the film is over, particularly the piece that plays during the ending, which is one of the best endings I have ever seen in cinema history. Make sure to have a tissue box because you WILL cry at some point. The Arrow Video restoration is gorgeous and worth every penny. I do recommend the theatrical cut over the director's cut. It's a fantastic film.
Mark Muller
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2024
Requested a refund when delivery was delayed. Then we received the item. All good
Philippe Hudon
Reviewed in Canada on December 28, 2024
Tel que décrit par le vendeur
Pete
Reviewed in Australia on September 8, 2019
Seen it before and it is a wonderful movie.
David
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2013
Cinema Paradiso is one of my all-time favorite films. It tells the story of a successful Italian movie executive who looks back on his early life growing up in post-World War II Italy. We see him as a mischievous altar boy with a love for movies, and then as a teenager who falls in love with the new girl in town. Guiding him along the way is Alfredo, the grizzled projectionist at the movie theater, who becomes a father figure to him.This is a sentimental movie, but it is not cheesy. There is both love and heartache. A love for movies oozes from every pore of this film. In fact, it may be the best movie ever made about movies. The final sequence is one of the best scenes ever filmed--it brings me to tears every time. Cinema Paradiso is currently rated #73 on the IMDB Top 250. It won the 1990 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, as well as a slew of other awards.The quality of the Blu-ray transfer is mostly good. Most daytime scenes are richly detailed. There are a couple shots, however, that are very poor in quality. They looked like VHS. Thankfully, they were brief. Nighttime and indoor scenes vary in quality. Some are sharp, while others are grainy (although never to the point of being gritty). The sound varies as well. The dialogue at the beginning of the movie sounds like it was being uttered in a tin can. But this was soon corrected. Thankfully, the moving score by legendary composer Ennio Morricone comes through well.My old DVD version had both subtitles and a dubbed version that was actually pretty good. This Blu-ray edition has only subtitles, however; the dubbed version is missing. Nor does it have any special features other than the original theatrical trailer. Thankfully, this disc did not include the director's cut, which I hate. It adds about 30 minutes of material that wraps up the love interest portion of the film, but there is a reason that it was cut from the US theatrical release. It turns Cinema Paradiso into a different movie, and that is not a good thing.Parental Advisory: This movie is rated PG for a few instances of sexuality, mostly implied. There are a couple of very brief scenes that show upper female nudity (they are clips of old black-and-white movies) and one scene that shows bare buttocks. There is some mild violence. In a couple of scenes, a mother slaps her child repeatedly. There is also a scene where a teacher is punishing a student for poor performance in the classroom. A scene involving a fire might be intense for younger children.I highly recommend Cinema Paradiso. It is one of the best films ever made. It is a "must see." If you are considering an upgrade from DVD, the improved video clarity makes it worth it. But the loss of some of the special features, particular the dubbed version, is a bummer.
Phil Clapham
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2011
Okay, this is important, really important:1. If you possess a romantic bone in your body and you haven't seen Cinema Paradiso, you absolutely need to. It is, for many of us, one of the most beautifully romantic films ever made. A love story - and also a love letter to the magic of movies - it possesses a romantic grandeur which encompasses in its great sweep of a tale love, joy, pathos, the exhilaration of youth, and a good deal of melancholic nostalgia. You'll laugh, you'll cry... and you'll absolutely fall in love with the last scene, which is one of the most wonderful endings to a film ever.BUT2. If you *haven't* seen the film before, PLEASE watch the original version first. Trust me on this... first impressions are really important, and if you watch the "new" 3-hour version first you'll never be able to enjoy the original as you would have if you'd been new to the story.Why do I say this? Two reasons. First, the new version adds 51 minutes, mostly towards the end, and in doing so takes what was a pretty much perfect film and transmutes it into something that is diluted and at times more mundane. Second and more significantly, the additional footage "explains" what actually happened between Salvatore (the central character) and the love of his life, a girl named Elena who in the original version disappears after her parents (who disapprove of the romance) leave the area. Why is this bad? Well, some will argue that it's not... but for me, the "true" story (the one you didn't get in the original version), by dispelling the mystery, significantly weakens the romance. A girl who disappears and leaves her lover forever wondering and cherishing her memory is poignant but crushingly romantic in its perpetual mystery; a film that reunites the two characters in middle age and reveals a sad twist to their story is - again, for me at least - a lot less magical.The additional parts in the new version come across rather like a sequel to the original that demystifies and drags down the brilliance of the original story.As i said, others may disagree, and if you're one of those people who loves this new version and what it reveals, more power to you. But if you've never seen Cinema Paradiso, see the original first, and immerse yourself in this gloriously romantic film, which also features one of the most beautiful of soundtracks (by Ennio Morricone). Then, if you want, see the longer version and decide for yourself. You'll certainly have some lingering questions answered, but you may well find yourself wishing that you hadn't.
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