Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Synopsis

In 1988 Rome, Salvatore Di Vita, a famous film director, returns home late one evening, where his girlfriend sleepily tells him that his mother called to say someone named Alfredo has died. Salvatore shies from committed relationships and has not been to his home village of Giancaldo, Sicily, in thirty years.

Starring

Box office

$36 million (US/France/Italy only)

Budget

US$5 million

IMDb votes

322,502

Where to watch Cinema Paradiso in Canada

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