Cinema Paradiso

1988 film by Giuseppe Tornatore
Movie film Q464032
Cinema Paradiso
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Cinema Paradiso

Summary

Cinema Paradiso is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,608 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cinema Paradiso received the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[3].
  • Cinema Paradiso received the Silver nugget for the best foreign film[4].
  • Cinema Paradiso received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[5].
  • Cinema Paradiso received the European Film Award for Best Actor[6].
  • Cinema Paradiso received the European Film Academy Special Jury Award[7].
  • Cinema Paradiso's instance of is recorded as film[8].
  • Cinema Paradiso was directed by Giuseppe Tornatore[9].
  • Giuseppe Tornatore wrote the screenplay for Cinema Paradiso[10].
  • Cinema Paradiso's composer is recorded as Ennio Morricone[11].
  • Cinema Paradiso's genre is coming-of-age film[12].
  • Cinema Paradiso's genre is drama film[13].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Jacques Perrin[14].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Marco Leonardi[15].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Salvatore Cascio[16].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Philippe Noiret[17].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Agnese Nano[18].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Brigitte Fossey[19].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Antonella Attili[20].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Pupella Maggio[21].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Enzo Cannavale[22].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Leo Gullotta[23].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Leopoldo Trieste[24].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Isa Danieli[25].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Tano Cimarosa[26].
  • A cast member of Cinema Paradiso was Nicola Di Pinto[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1988[30]

  • Community tags: soundtrack[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 456d7e4e-f406-327b-899b-cd9358015466[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Cinema Paradiso was produced by Franco Cristaldi[33]. It was directed by Giuseppe Tornatore[9]. Giuseppe Tornatore wrote the screenplay for it[10]. Cast members include Jacques Perrin[14], Marco Leonardi[15], Salvatore Cascio[16], Philippe Noiret[17], Agnese Nano[18], and Brigitte Fossey[19].

Publication

Publication dates include September 29, 1988[34], November 17, 1988[35], December 7, 1989[36], April 1, 2019[37], September 20, 1989[38], and February 23, 1990[39]. The original language of Cinema Paradiso was Italian[40]. Genres include coming-of-age film[12] and drama film[13]. It was distributed by video on demand[41].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include cinema[42] and cinematography[43].

Reception

Awards received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[3], a class of award[44], in France[45], founded in 1967[46]; Silver nugget for the best foreign film[4]; Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[5], an award for best film[47], in United States[48], founded in 1957[49]; European Film Award for Best Actor[6], an award for best leading actor[50], founded in 1988[51]; and European Film Academy Special Jury Award[7]. Reviews include 8/10[52], 91%[53], 80/100[54], 8.5/10[55], 90%[56], and 4.5/5[57].

Why It Matters

Cinema Paradiso ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,608 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did Cinema Paradiso receive?

Honors received include Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[3], Silver nugget for the best foreign film[4], Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[5], and European Film Award for Best Actor[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  35. [34] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  42. [43] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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