Cinema Paradiso (1988) Theatrical 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC EAC3-SARTRE [Re-encode]

Cinema Paradiso is the beautiful, enchanting story of a young boy's lifelong love affair with the movies. Set in an Italian village, Salvatore finds himself enchanted by the flickering images at the Cinema Paradiso, yearning for the secret of the cinema's magic. When the projectionist, Alfredo, agrees to reveal the mysteries of moviemaking, a deep friendship is born. The day comes for Salvatore to leave the village and pursue his dream of making movies of his own. Thirty years later he receives a message that beckons him back home to a secret and beautiful discovery that awaits him.



NOTE: THE INITIAL RELEASE HAD SOME POORLY ENCODED FRAMES DUE TO ENCODER BUG. EXTRAS ARE THE SAME.

Extras

• A Dream of Sicily - A wonderful profile of Giuseppe Tornatore full of reminiscences by him as well as some really interesting early home movies (including of a big fire which may have inspired one of Cinema Paradiso's most memorable set pieces). (720p, 54:45)

• A Bear and a Mouse - A sweet documentary featuring nice (latter day) interviews with Tornatore, Philippe Noiret and a grown up Salvatore Cascio. (720p, 27:26)

• The Kissing Sequence - An interview with Tornatore discussing this famous scene in the film, which is then followed by a listing identifying all of the clips utilized. (720p, 7:01)

• 25th Anniversary Trailer (720p, 1:40)

• Audio Commentary with director Giuseppe Tornatore and Italian cinema expert critic Millicent Marcus is really mostly the very erudite and listenable Marcus, with a few interstitial comments by Tornatore edited in. A very worthwhile commentary in any case.