This is the @puremovies review of Cinema Paradiso, starring Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili and Isa Danieli, and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. If your spirits need lifting through the cold and dark winter months, the beautifully saturated tones of Guisepe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso are just the ticket to warm the cockles. This classic film, made in 1988 and fully restored to celebrate its 25th anniversary, is Tornatore’s love letter to cinema, and is imbued with the nostalgia for the Italy of bygone days. Based in a small Sicilian town, Cinema Paradiso explores how film can bind a community, as witnessed by the film’s protagonist, Salvatore, who works in the local cinema during his formative years. Played by three different actors throughout the different stages of his life, Salvatore experiences firsthand the impact his local cinema has on the small community, creating a microcosm of society where the villagers laugh,...
- 1/19/2014
- by Rowan Cooper Dale
- Pure Movies
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Certificate: PG
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Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage
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Frozen
Director: Juliet McKoen
Starring: Kristen Bell, Alan Tudyk, Idina Menzel
Running time: 108 mins
Certificate: PG
Getaway
Director: Courtney Solomon
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight
Running time: 90 mins
Certificate: 12A
Homefront
Director: Gary Fleder
Starring: Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder
Running time: 100 mins
Certificate: 15
Kill Your Darlings
Director: John Krokidas
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C Hall
Running time: 104 mins
Certificate: 15
Nebraska
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb
Running time: 115 mins
Certificate: 15
Old Boy
Director: Spike Lee
Starring: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L Jackson
Running time: 104 mins
Certificate: 18
Powder Room
Director: Mj Delaney
Starring: Sheridan Smith, Jaime Winstone, Kate Nash
Running time: 86 mins
Certificate: 15
December 13, 2013
Cinema Paradiso
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili
Running time: 171 mins
Certificate: PG
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage
Running...
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