6 of 10
Cinematography by Blasco Giurato
Philippe Noiret
Salvatore Cascio
Marco Leonardi
Jacques Perrin
Agnese Nano
Enzo Cannavale
Leo Gullotta
Leopoldo Trieste
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| Cinema Paradiso 6 of 10 |
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| Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore Cinematography by Blasco Giurato Philippe Noiret Salvatore Cascio Marco Leonardi Jacques Perrin Agnese Nano Enzo Cannavale Leo Gullotta Leopoldo Trieste |
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| This was a very interesting film; definitely European. Like most famous European films, it is filled with fabulous visuals. Like most famous European films, it doesn�t necessarily feel the need to go from anywhere to anywhere. And, like most famous European films, it is probably too long. The version that I saw was already 25 minutes shorter than the original version. And it was nearly 50 minutes shorter than the version the director intended. From some pictures that I have found, I can tell that the longer version makes explicit some things that I only surmised from the international version. And that makes it a much better story, although 50 minutes seems like a pretty long time to say a single thing. Philippe Noiret is wonderful as the crusty, loveable projectionist, but it is Salvatore Cascio who really makes the film work. His wide-eyed innocence and enthusiasm is contagious. It is impossible not to laugh at him, and � more importantly � to laugh with him. The young adult and aging Salvatores are not even in the same league, and that damages the movie as a whole. Once he becomes a young man, the emotional attachment is really lessened. The film strives to tell a tale of love throughout the young man�s life, although (as is so often true of modern film romances) no real importance is placed on marriage. The film boasts a wonderfully symbolic ending, and some wonderfully touching moments, but is never really able to overcome the loss of its young star. | |||||||