Cinema Paradiso 1988
- Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
- Based on book: No
- Cast: Phillippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Jacques Perrin
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Phillippe Noiret – Il Postino
- Why? Curious
- Seen: 26 April 2022
This is a nostalgic story about a little boy who loves cinema, an old man who talks to him about life, and the Italian village they live in. It seems that everyone in the world loves the film and hails it as a masterpiece. I find it trite, far too long and essentially uninteresting. And I am most certainly a film lover.
2 * of 5
I found this disappointing, too. Didn't really get the praise lavished on it by all and sundry. The weakest of the four Tornatore films I've seen so far.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, we agree again? There must be some disharmony in the Cosmos! Or this is an example of great minds running in the same channel. Ours often do, in spite of ourselves.
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