History Film / CinemaParadiso

* ADateWithRosiePalms: A Creator/BrigitteBardot movie is playing. Brigitte doesn't have any clothes on. Cut to a ''whole row'' of teen boys jerking off in the theater, until they're caught by an usher.

* ChekhovsGun: Twice - once when Alfredo talks about the dangers of fire in the projector room and it happens, then the censored bits of film make an appearance at the end, as Alfredo's last gift.

* SameLanguageDub: Philippe Noiret spoke in French and all his dialogue was dubbed into Italian.

* TheArtifact: In the theatrical version there's a comment near the end of the movie, where Alfredo's caretaker says that Alfredo's last words were of Salvatore, saying "He must never know." This pretty much dangles out there with no explanation. The ReCut version explains what that means; see the bottom of the page.
* TheBigDamnKiss: Salvatore's dogged pursuit of Elena triumphantly concludes with her rushing into the projection booth and kissing him, a kiss passionate enough that Salvatore doesn't notice the reel ending, much to the displeasure of the filmmakers.

-->At the Christmas party the lieutenant pinches a girl's ass. The girl turns around: it's the daughter of the commanding officer. The lieutenant is scared to death and says: 'Miss, if your heart is as hard as what I have just touched, I'm done for!"

* DisappearedDad: Salvatore's dad has disappeared in Russia during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
* TheGeneralsDaughter: Salvatore comes back from the army and tells Afredo this anecdote:

* RomanticRain: While at Cinema Paradiso, a sudden thunderstorm blows through as Salvatore is lying on the ground; suddenly, Elena surprises him by lying on top of him for a kiss, much to his surprise. As people run for cover, and the movies still play, Salvatore and Elena enjoy a nice make-out session.
* SameLanguageDub: Phillipe Noiret spoke in French and all his dialogue was dubbed into Italian.

It is a romantic drama about a famous Italian film director, Salvatore Di Vita, who recalls his childhood in the little town of Giancaldo. As a boy there he fell in love with the movies at the "Cinema Paradiso" theater, and formed a deep friendship with the theatre's projectionist, Alfredo (Philippe Noiret).

* TheReveal: This version only has an adult Elena telling Salvatore that Alfredo got her to break up with him, so that Salvatore wouldn't get tied down in their little village.

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It is a romantic drama about a famous Italian film director Salvatore Di Vita, who recalls his childhood in the little town of Giancaldo. As a boy there he fell in love with the movies at the "Cinema Paradiso" theater, and formed a deep friendship with the theatre's projectionist, Alfredo (Philippe Noiret).

It is a romantic drama about a famous Italian film director Salvatore Di Vita, who recalls his childhood when he fell in love with the movies at his village's 'Cinema Paradiso' and formed a deep friendship with the theatre's projectionist, Alfredo (Philippe Noiret).

%%* BittersweetEnding

* {{Confessional}}: Salvatore, though not a priest, sneaks into the priest side, and the girl he likes comes in the other side to make confession.
* CrashIntoHello

%%* DidNotGetTheGirl: Damn you, Alfredo!

%%* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
%%* IWillFindYou
* MatchCut: From the priest ringing his little bell to signal what has to be censored from the movie, to the church bells ringing.

* ReCut: The first version of the film was [[NeverAcceptedInHisHometown unpopular with Italian audiences]] and reduced to 2 hours for its international cinema release, which was highly successful. Later, around 50 minutes were re-added for the director's cut of the movie, available on DVD.
* RomanticRain: While at Cinema Paradiso, a sudden thunderstorm blows through as Salvatore is lying on the ground; suddenly, his loved one surprises him by lying on top of him for a kiss, much to his surprise. As people run for cover, and the movies still play, Salvatore and his girl enjoy a nice make-out session.

%%* TheReveal
* TimeshiftedActor: Salvatore is played by three different actors (child, teenager, adult).
%%* TrainStationGoodbye
%%* UnrequitedLove

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%%* ADateWithRosiePalms

* [[ReCut Director's Cut]]: The first version of the film was [[NeverAcceptedInHisHometown unpopular with Italian audiences]] and reduced to 2 hours for its international cinema release, which was highly successful. Later, around 50 minutes were re-added for the director's cut of the movie, available on DVD.

%%* StrangerInAFamiliarLand
* RomanticRain: While at Cinema Paradiso, a sudden thunderstorm blows through as Salvatore is lying on the ground; suddenly, his loved one surprises him by lying on top of him for a kiss, much to his surprise. As people run for cover, and the movies still play, Salvatore and his girl enjoy a nice make-out session.
%%* TheReveal

* ChekhovsGun: Twice - once when Alfredo talks about the dangers of fire in the projector room and it happens, then [[spoiler:the censored bits of film make an appearance at the end, as Alfredo's last gift]].

%%* WholeEpisodeFlashback
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* MoralGuardians: The village priest insists on previewing every film shown at the cinema and makes Alfredo censor all the "sexy" bits, including if the characters so much as kiss. [[spoiler:The cut bits will later turn out as a tearjerking ChekhovsGun in the end.]]
* OscarBait: ''Cinema Paradiso'' won most European film awards in 1989, and the Oscar for best non-English-language picture. It's a movie about the greatness of cinema, after all.
%%* ShowWithinAShow
%%* StrangerInAFamiliarLand

''Cinema Paradiso'', written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is a 1988 romantic drama about a famous Italian film director Salvatore Di Vita, who recalls his childhood when he fell in love with the movies at his village's 'Cinema Paradiso' and formed a deep friendship with the theatre's projectionist, Alfredo.

* ADateWithRosiePalms
* BittersweetEnding

* [[spoiler: DidNotGetTheGirl]]: Damn you, Alfredo!

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
* IWillFindYou

* ShowWithinAShow
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand

* TheReveal

* TrainStationGoodbye
* UnrequitedLove
* WholeEpisodeFlashback

'''Cinema Paradiso''', written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, is a 1988 romantic drama about a famous Italian film director Salvatore Di Vita, who recalls his childhood when he fell in love with the movies at his village's 'Cinema Paradiso' and formed a deep friendship with the theatre's projectionist, Alfredo.

!!''Cinema Paradiso'' contains examples of the following tropes:

* [[spoiler:UnrequitedLove]]

It also tells the story of his return to his native village for his friend Alfredo's funeral. Ultimately, Alfredo serves a a wise father figure to his young friend who only wishes the best to see Salvatore succeed, even if it means breaking Sal's heart in the process.