Cinema Paradiso (1988) poster
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FilmPG1988

Cinema Paradiso

DramaRomance

Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist. From TMDB

213 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 24, 2026 · last updated Oct 25, 2026 · How this works

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Cinema Paradiso is a 1988 drama romance film, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, starring Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin and Marco Leonardi.

  • 181 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon, TMDB reviews
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  • 🦷👁️Alex Rochon👁️🦷 @alexrochonva.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 19, 2026

    Caine showing everyone their human lives reminds me of the ending to the film Cinema Paradiso; it’s a love letter from Caine showing the humans there’s hope, and that they’re more than their dysfunctions… the ultimate tragedy is that Jax, after his ordeals in the Circus, didn’t see it that way.

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  • Kirpal Singh @kirpalsingh.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2025

    Life is not like in the movies. Life is much harder... Movie: Cinema Paradiso (1988) 🍂 (Photo by Kirpal Singh)

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  • Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.socialBluesky · May 24, 2026

    Cinema Paradiso. Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. Soundtrack, Ennio Morricone. The first time I saw it, just at the moment when the adult Salvatore sits down to view Alfredo's reel of film, I shouted ‘.. it’s the kisses..’ and burst into tears. youtu.be/zuh-X5uXuAM

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  • Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 16, 2024

    'Cinema Paradiso' goes on to win the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in March 1990 and becomes a global phenomenon. Along with 'The Leopard', it is probably the first film that comes to mind when thinking of Sicily, so it seems appropriate that it was 'saved' by a Sicilian >> 6

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  • DANG Aurélien @dangaurelien.bsky.socialBluesky · May 10, 2026

    #ismuasmonthofmusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 Today : a song that uses many samples > Dream Theater “Take the time” youtu.be/C5sg8heGdyk?... This prog metal track contains samples of Frank Zappa, Public Enemy, Kurtis Blow and the movie Nuovo Cinema Paradiso.

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  • Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2024

    #MovieMadness Favorite foreign language film I have so many, but for now I’ll choose CINEMA PARADISO (1988) for its celebration of cinema through beautiful storytelling.

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  • Rob Atkinson @robatk.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2025

    Happy #LetterboxdFriday! A pretty great week! Finished off my 1988 films with a bang! I adored Cinema Paradiso and is my film of the week. A cinema trip to see La Cocina was also in store and it looked beautiful, but the kitchen drama felt forced and showy. #LastFourWatched

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 5, 2026

    #Music Marcin Wasilewski Trio, Cinema Paradiso (original: Ennio Morricone from the #film with the same title) youtu.be/6K5wDvzFo4U?...

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  • 𝓦𝓲𝓵𝓵 @wor-will.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 11, 2026

    What movie moment made you exclaim... "THIS IS CINEMA" Cinema Paradiso (1988) It’s a love letter to Cinema and the end is just perfect.

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  • Doug Holland @[email protected]Lemmy · Oct 21, 2024

    Dead people. Being old, death gets my attention, so I read the obituaries. This is a collection of recent obits, mostly of people whose work touched my life, because I want to say thanks (or maybe give 'em a final fuck you). There’ll be a roundup like this occasionally, until I’m on the list myself.     • **[Steven Barron](https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2024/10/16/elderly-homeless-man-dies-2-weeks-after-attack-in-el-cajon/)** forgotten person     ([archived…

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  • 𝓦𝓲𝓵𝓵 @wor-will.bsky.socialBluesky · May 31, 2025

    Why don't we put on a comfort movie?" 🎥 Cinema Paradiso (1988)

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2025

    'Alfredo, Alfredo!' #Film Cinema Paradiso youtu.be/oQHkTCq5e8c?... #Music Ennio Morricone (A boy who grew up in a native Sicilian village returns home as a famous director after receiving news about the death of an old friend, Salvatore, projectionist at Cinema Paradiso.)

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  • John @postcards2025.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 2, 2026

    Cinema Paradiso (1988 film) #AlphabetChallenge #WeekMforMovies #photography #cinema

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  • lennybird @[email protected]Lemmy · Dec 31, 2025

    Oh man, tough... - Cinema Paradiso - Amelie - The Spanish Apartment All come to mind first.

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  • Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 15, 2026

    A perennial in my Top 20 Movies of all time. This beautiful, hugely moving Film opened 37yrs ago today. CINEMA PARADISO (1988) #PhilippeNoiret #GiuseppeTornatore

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 1, 2026

    #Music Cinema Paradiso (Marcin Wasilewski Trio), original Ennio Morricone from the #Film with the same name. #Jazz youtu.be/Xf7vmIEVyBM?...

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  • Dave Karger @davekarger.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2025

    What a pleasure to interview the ridiculously impressive cast of Jay Kelly, directed by Noah Baumbach, at a special screening of the film. It’s in theaters next month (and on Netflix in December) and it’ll remind you of everything from Preston Sturges to Cinema Paradiso. Just gorgeous.

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 9, 2025

    #Film Cinema Paradiso (1988)m directed & written by Giuseppe Tornatore (with Vanna Paoli) (Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theatre's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.)

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  • Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 6, 2024

    F for films: Sicily is a beautiful setting for films, though they're often linked to mafia, such as the Godfather (as Camilleri says, a ridiculous film, an "americanata"). The most famous films set in Sicily are probably The Leopard and the wonderful Cinema Paradiso with its tear jerking finale >>

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  • Sierk @sierkulator.monsterBluesky · Apr 15, 2026

    Post your favorite film from the year you turned 18. I already posted about John Carpenter's "They Live" the other day, so instead here is another one that I'd willing to call my favorite film of 1988. (Cinema Paradiso is also great.)

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  • Leaving FilmStruck @leavingfilmstrk.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 29, 2025

    Watched CINEMA PARADISO (1988). Hadn’t seen since it’s release. Set in Sicily. Starts with a clip of Jean Gabin in The Lowest Depths so of course I loved it. More clips of great Italian films. Ends with Jacques Perrin watching a long montage of movie kisses which is surprisingly moving.

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  • Alan Owlport 🦉 🎃 @alanallport.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2026

    Old fashioned flammable film reels were fucking lethal (see the fictional treatment of this in Cinema Paradiso).

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  • BobsterKeaton @superdrogidge.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 1, 2026

    #EcksteinsMonthOfMusic 🎼 #MusicChallenge 🎶 #1 Movie Outro / End Credits #CinemaParadiso 😘 Ennio Morricone youtu.be/oQHkTCq5e8c?...

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  • mmr @mmr3cords.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2026

    Before streaming algorithms and playlists, there were film scores that became part of people's lives. Cinema Paradiso remains one of the most cherished examples. 🎥🎻🌅 Nuovo Cinema Paradiso - Colonna sonora (Original soundtrack) youtu.be/57rIxnClafg

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  • Jonny Morris @jonnymorris.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    I recommend Cinema Paradiso (the DVD rental service, not the film, though the film is good too). Where do you think I am getting all these obscure SF films?

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  • Darrell Clem @darrellclem.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 11, 2025

    Fave film from every decade: 20s: Metropolis 30s: Wuthering Heights 40s: The Grapes of Wrath (I let my fave noirs cancel each other) 50s: Rear Window 60s: To Kill a Mockingbird 70s: The Exorcist 80s: Cinema Paradiso 90s: Boogie Nights 00s: Brokeback Mountain 10s: Parasite 20s: All of Us Strangers

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  • Norbert Woehnl 📷 @norbertwoehnl.comBluesky · Nov 21, 2024

    20 movies that have greatly influenced you, one a day for 20 days. No explanations. No reviews. Just posters. #filmsky #film #cinema Day 1 - Cinema Paradiso (1988)

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  • chloe @laughingandsmiling.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2026

    Non negligible part of my family history (to me) is that my aunt was a programmer at Bravo when it was a movie channel and once told me she “programmed Cinema Paradiso pretty much whenever possible” because she loved it so much

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  • cazg @[email protected]Lemmy · May 23, 2026

    There is no way I can pick one. There are really good recomendations here. But there are very few recomendations for films around the world, while I like American films a lot I'm going with my favorites from other countries. - Korea - Memories of a Murder (2003) - The Handmaiden (2016) - A Taxi Driver (2017) - My sassy Girl (2001) - Ajeossi (2010) - Whatever Chan-wook Park did, especilly the vengeance trilogy - Hong Kong - Comrades almost a love story (1996) - Infernal…

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  • Adi Weiss @adiweiss.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2026

    Tonight’s movie: Cinema Paradiso, Director’s Cut

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  • mimsy notion @mimsynotion.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 14, 2025

    Beeatrice is feeling a little nostalgic and missing the romance of the old movie theaters, as in Cinema Paradiso. 🎥🍿❤️ #nytspellingbee

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 16, 2024

    #Film Cinema Paradiso #Music Ennio Morricone (Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theatre's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.) youtu.be/oQHkTCq5e8c?...

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  • Ricky McAllister @rickymca.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2026

    Favourite film for each year of the 1980s: 1980 Raging Bull 1981 Blow Out 1982 Blade Runner 1983 Fanny & Alexander 1984 The Hit 1985 Ran 1986 The Sacrifice 1987 Babette’s Feast 1988 Cinema Paradiso 1989 Do The Right Thing

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  • alan @akw9960bskysocial.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2026

    Favourite film for each year of the 1980s: 1980 Raging Bull 1981 Mad Max II: Road Warrior 1982 Diner 1983 El Norte 1984 Once Upon A Time In The West 1985 Ran 1986 Salvador 1987 Withnail & I 1988 Cinema Paradiso 1989 My Left Foot

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  • George Balbona @gbalbona.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2026

    Hydrate, rest and watch a beautiful movie: Cinema Paradiso. www.imdb.com/title/tt0095...

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  • mgm1229.bsky.social @mgm1229.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 24, 2026

    Name your favorite movie that’s not in English Cinema Paradiso

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  • Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.comBluesky · Nov 26, 2025

    Luigi Mangione, the small-town projectionist from the film “Cinema Paradiso”

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  • Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 6, 2025

    I have just seen CINEMA PARADISO, which Gardner Dozois and Susan Casper told me I would love, when the movie first hit American theaters. They were right, of course. It's like Fellini with a sentimental plot.

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  • QuarterSwede @[email protected]Lemmy · Dec 21, 2024

    Cinema Paradiso. Wonderful Italian film about a boy’s relationship with an elder in the town as he mentally escapes war torn Sicily. Just wholesome and hits hard. It’s a beautiful story and the soundtrack by Ennio Morricone, ohhhh so good.

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  • Helen King @helenking.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 12, 2024

    And tonight’s classic movie is Cinema Paradiso…

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  • Mary Versus the Movies @maryvsmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 18, 2024

    New episode will probably come out next week, as we’ve only been home about a day. But! Appropriate for our recent trip to Italy, we will be watching 1988’s Cinema Paradiso, which I’m very excited about.

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  • Baris Cayli Messina @bariscaylimessina.comBluesky · Nov 17, 2024

    Introduce yourself with: One book 📚 — The Disconnected by Oguz Atay (1972) One movie 🎥 — Cinema Paradiso (1988) One album 💿 — The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead (1986) One TV show 📺 — Queer as Folk

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  • Jeff Abbott @jeffabbott.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2026

    if anyone says CINEMA PARADISO is too sentimental my response is that it is perfectly sentimental and after watching it i know there will never be a love letter to AI generated content the way this movie is a love letter to movies crafted and made and adored by humans

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  • teamrickandilsa.bsky.social @teamrickandilsa.bsky.socialBluesky · May 20, 2026

    Cinema Paradiso is a lovely tribute to the bygone era when movie theaters were the main social hub. It’s also a touching coming of age story and a testament to the power of art. More in this week’s blog entry. #TCMParty

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  • Kristen Hanley Cardozo @khandozo.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 12, 2025

    I saw Independence Day on or near opening night at the Mann Chinese theater and it was my favorite movie theater experience. The crowd was joyful and people were joking out loud and joining in each other's jokes. Closest I've been to Cinema Paradiso.

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  • Paul @winch72.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 19, 2025

    #JuneMovieChallenge #FilmSky #MovieSky 19. A movie featuring a Cinema. Cinema Paradiso (1988)

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  • 𝑹𝒊𝒛𝒌𝒊 @rizkian.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 23, 2025

    My favorite film for each letter of the alphabet. C - Central Station The hardest letter so far. Honorable mention: 1. Children of Men 2. Charade 3. Cinema Paradiso 4. Cold War #filmsky #moviesky

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  • Michael @michaelmcfly.blogBluesky · Dec 5, 2024

    #FilmSky #Movies 🎬🎥 Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just an image. Day 1: Cinema Paradiso

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  • Mr. Mo @mrmolineuxx.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 23, 2024

    Went to a movie theatre recently and going back tonight. Almost forgot how good it feels to see films on the big screen. I hope I always feel like the boy in Cinema Paradiso when those lights dim #filmsky

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  • Will Carver @willcarver.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 21, 2024

    This is very true. But if I do it for how I feel right now, without thinking too hard… One book 📚 - The Great Gatsby One movie 🎥 - Cinema Paradiso One album 💿- The Hissing Of Summer Lawns One TV show 📺 - X-Files #booksky #books

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  • David📎 @thestrovinator.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    🎥Posted on the brilliant film journalist @www.johnbleasdale.com feed - follow him, he's great. I'll cancel Cinema Paradiso; watch films from my large collection; write opinions now aged 64, & see the difference with my opinions when I was 30/40 what do my fans think? therealfilmcricket.wordpress.com

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  • Nick Abadzis @nickabadzis.bsky.socialBluesky · May 30, 2026

    Watched Cinema Paradiso (1988) again. Still brilliant. Had to go and listen to Ennio Morricone’s score again afterwards. Imagery, emotions, music, still echoing, resonating.

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  • Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 18, 2026

    Cinema Paradiso (1988) A film made by people who love cinema, made for people who love cinema, about people who love cinema. #cinemaparadiso #GiuseppeTornatore #EnnioMorricone #AndreaMorricone #Filmsky

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  • Stop Calling Me Frank @stopcallingmefrank.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    What was your childhood cinema? Standard suburban kid: Yorkridge, Timonium, MD. Arthur, Any Which Way You Can, Tootsie, Star Trek II Pseudo-hipster teen: The Charles, Baltimore, MD. Sid and Nancy, Cinema Paradiso, original Manchurian Candidate, Wages of Fear Hon. Mention: The Senator

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  • H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2025

    #Film Cinema Paradiso (1988) - End Credits youtu.be/oQHkTCq5e8c?... (Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theatre's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.)

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  • davidsbunk.bsky.social @davidsbunk.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2025

    ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST and CINEMA PARADISO

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  • All the Presidents' Movies @presidentsmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 13, 2025

    President George H.W. Bush watched Cinema Paradiso (1988) at Camp David on July 13, 1990. The film won Best Foreign Language Film at the 1989 Academy Awards.

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  • I am David Byrne @iamdavidbyrne.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 25, 2025

    When a skeptical journalist is pulled into a hidden world where classic films come alive, she must embrace movie magic to defeat a vengeful screen siren… and save her father’s crumbling theater. Palace La La Land meets Cinema Paradiso #screenpit #scriptsky #ro #fy #fea

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  • mantione.bsky.social @mantione.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 6, 2025

    My dad was born in 1920. He was not a movie goer, but he watched "Cinema Paradiso" many times. It was his favorite movie. I finally watched "Cinema Paradiso." Lovely, lovely movie

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  • Crooked Marquee @crooked-marquee.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 3, 2025

    The coming-of-age tale 'Cinema Paradiso,’ released in America on this day in 1990, was practically patient zero when it came to Miramax taking a middlebrow foreign film and turning it into a much-adored, Oscar-winning hit. crookedmarquee.com/harveys-hell...

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Philippe Noiret actor profile photo
Philippe Noiret
Alfredo
Jacques Perrin actor profile photo
Jacques Perrin
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
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Marco Leonardi
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)
Salvatore Cascio actor profile photo
Salvatore Cascio
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)
Agnese Nano actor profile photo
Agnese Nano
Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)
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Antonella Attili
Maria Di Vita (young)
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Pupella Maggio
Maria Di Vita (aged)
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Brigitte Fossey
Elena Mendola (adult)

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