Cinema Paradiso (DVD, 1988)

Italian Gem with indelible characters

I have loved this film since the first time I saw it and wanted a copy of the film to add to my expansive collection. I was interested in seeing the Director's Cut which I watched but agreed that the theatrical release was the best version. The Director's cut expanded on the protagonist's lost love which diminished its impact. I am pleased to have this beautiful film in my DVD library.Vollständige Rezension lesen

Bestätigter Kauf:  Ja • Artikelzustand: neu • Verkauft von: meeekuu

A moving experience

This is truly one of the best movies ever made. It is my second favorite movie of all time, after The Secret in their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos).
Cinema Paradiso is truly a beautiful film. The direction, acting, photography, and story are combined to create a gem of cinematography. I bought this copy to use it in my film high school class.Vollständige Rezension lesen

Bestätigter Kauf:  Ja • Artikelzustand: gebraucht • Verkauft von: decluttr_store

THE NIGHT THE GOLDEN STATE THEATER BURNED DOWN

The City of Riverside, California began a monthly film Festival at the Historic Fox Theater which hosted many movie premiere's over the years including the first showing of David O Selznick's "Gone With The Wind". The first film to be shown in the newly formed Friday night movie Festival in Riverside at the FOX Theater was to be "Cinema Paradiso".

The show started around 7PM and ended at about 9PM. During that time period the Golden State Theater in the next block toward the Mission Inn Hotel caught fire.

When I left the FOX Theater I could see all the Fire Trucks in front of the Golden State Theater, as the fire was in its' infancy. I was informed a fire had started in the building 2 weeks earlier and it was obviously arson. They assured me they could put it out and save this very Historic Golden State Theater.

Sadly, that was not the case as someone called in and told the Fire Dept. to do a controlled burn on the Golden State Theater building. That simply means to keep the existing fire in control and burn the building down so they would not have to tear it down. The Golden State was one of the most Historic Theater's in California and one of the oldest.

Sadly, only a parking lot is now where the Golden State Theater (aka Boring Opera House) once stood. Oddly, another Historic Film was shown at the Golden State Theater around 1915, D. W. Griffith's "The Birth of A Nation".

That is what happened in the movie "Cinema Paradiso". The movie Theatre in the film burns down at the end.

Oddly, the same thing was happening in the next block while I sat and watched "Cinema Paradiso". A very sad night to remember.Vollständige Rezension lesen

Bestätigter Kauf:  Ja • Artikelzustand: gebraucht • Verkauft von: decluttr_store

Great classic Italian movie!

It is a pleasure to experience this movie particularly with its many moving scenes both subtle and direct. Very glad to have the directors version as well as it adds back some key parts to the conculsion of the story. Vollständige Rezension lesen

Bestätigter Kauf:  Ja • Artikelzustand: gebraucht • Verkauft von: decluttr_store

Less Is More, More Is Less

The original version is a gem and the Director's Cut in comparison is a disaster. The value of good film editing makes all the difference in the world between a great film and an over-extended soap opera. The extra hour of the unedited version shows why those scenes were cut in the first place....degrading to the quality of the film, melodramatic, and unrealistic. If that was the Directors version of how it should have been edited, he should stick to directing and leave the editing to editors.Vollständige Rezension lesen

Bestätigter Kauf:  Ja • Artikelzustand: gebraucht • Verkauft von: wa_tacoma_goodw...

Don’t get the Director’s Cut

The Director’s cut is really bad, self-indulgent waste of time. Sadly it has negatively affected how I view the original. Just buy the original and stay away from the double DVD collections.

Bestätigter Kauf:  Ja • Artikelzustand: gebraucht • Verkauft von: wonderbooks

Cinema Paradiso

Caught this movie by accident on movie Channel and was absolutely taken by it and had to own it. As a rule I am not into foreign films but this was a beautiful story. Had to own it!

Bestätigter Kauf:  Ja • Artikelzustand: gebraucht • Verkauft von: friends12305

A must see

A film not to be missed and this DVD contains the director's cut as well as the released version.

Bestätigter Kauf:  Ja • Artikelzustand: gebraucht • Verkauft von: decluttr_store

Excellent

a wonderful story between a young boy and older and wiser man.

Bestätigter Kauf:  Ja • Artikelzustand: gebraucht • Verkauft von: decluttr_store

Perfect

Cinema Paradiso is a heart warming story I've seen many times before. This DVD arrived quickly.