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DVD006957

Cinema Paradiso

Tornatore, Giuseppe

Arrow Films, 2017

Description:

BluRay - Zone A.   viewing copy.   1 videodisc of 1.

Notes:

Supplemental materials include: audio commentary with director Giuseppe Tornatore and Italian cinema expert Millicent Marcus; “A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise”, a documentary on the making of the film featuring interviews from the actors (27 m); “The Kissing Sequence”, Tornatore discusses the origins of the kissing scenes with clips; original theatrical trailer and the 25th anniversary re-release trailer; reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Nigel Winfield.

Titles

+ Cinema Paradiso

Director:

Tornatore, Giuseppe

Production Co:

Cristaldi Film; Les Films Ariane; Rai Tre; TF1 Films Production; Forum Pictures

Running Time:

Feature.   124 minutes

Sound:

sound - 5.1 Dolby surround

Color:

color

Country:

Italy

Year:

1988

Language:

Italian language with optional English subtitles

Genre:

Drama, Romance

Notes:

Disc includes both the theatrical version and the director’s cut. Guiseppe Tornatore’s loving homage to the cinema tells the story of Salvatore, a successful film director, returning home for the funeral of Alfredo, his old friend who was the projectionist at the local cinema throughout his childhood. Soon memories of his first love affair with Elena and all the highs and lows that shaped his life come flooding back as Salvatore reconnects with the community he left 30 years earlier.

Link to:

FII catalog |

+ Dream of Sicily, A

Director:

Evans, Marc

Production Co:

Fandango

Running Time:

Short.   52 minutes

Sound:

sound - Dolby

Color:

color

Country:

Italy

Year:

2000

Language:

Italian language with optional English subtitles

Genre:

Documentary

Notes:

This documentary is a profile of Giuseppe Tornatore, featuring interviews with the director and extracts from his early home movies. It also includes interviews with director Francesco Rosi and painter Peppino Ducato. The film is set to music by Ennio Morricone.