Released Date:
1990-02-23
Languages:
Italian, English, Portuguese
Countries:
Italy, France
Runtime:
155 min
Rated:
R
IMDB Ratings:
8.5 (134224 Reviews)
Director:
Giuseppe TornatoreGenres:
DramaGiuseppe Tornatore (story)
Giuseppe Tornatore (screenplay)
Vanna Paoli (collaborating writer)
Richard Epcar (english version)
A famous film director remembers his childhood at the Cinema Paradiso where Alfredo, the projectionist, first brought about his love of films. He returns home to his Sicilian village for the first time after almost 30 years and is reminded of his first love, Elena, who disappeared from his life before he left for Rome.
Released Date:
2001-02-23
Languages:
Italian
Countries:
Italy, France
Runtime:
110 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.9 (1070 Reviews)
Director:
Ettore ScolaFurio Scarpelli (story)
Ettore Scola (screenplay)
Furio Scarpelli (screenplay)
Silvia Scola (screenplay)
Giacomo Scarpelli (screenplay)
Two linen fabric dealers with their shops close to one another, battle against each other for more and more costumers. Umberto constantly loses clients because of the tough competition brought by Leone, who offers the best prices in the neighborhood. But they leave differences aside when the rise of Fascism places Anti-Semitic politics which rigidly control business like the one conducted by the Jewish Leone, and those new regulations are viewed by Umberto as completely unfair. The long rivalry soon becomes a great friendship.
Released Date:
2002-11-07
Languages:
German, Italian
Countries:
Germany
Runtime:
124 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.4 (4037 Reviews)
Director:
Fatih AkinIn the sixties Romano Amato, his wife Rosa and their two sons Giancarlo and Gigi emigrate from Solino in Italy to Duisburg in the Ruhr area and establish the first Pizza restaurant in town. Their business emerges well and both children get used to Germany. 10 years later the brothers fall in love with the same woman; they break tie with each other in anger and Gigi returns to Solino with his mother. A decade later both meet again and have a retrospect on their lives.
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