Cinema Paradiso - Last Scene »
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The final three minutes of "Cinema Paradiso" are possibly the most romanticly human in the entire history of film.
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ind06
May 21, 2008, 2:18 a.m.For those of you who have yet to see "Cinema Paradiso" I can only say SEE IT!
Allow me to quickly summarize this wonderful film. In a small town in Italy a young boy befriends a grumpy old projectionist. The village priest attends a private screening of every film to be shown, ringing a bell at every kiss, indicating that the projectionist is to remove these "offending" bits from the film. Years, well, a lifetime later the projectionist has died and the young boy, now a filmmaker himself, has been willed a cannister of film. He gives it to a projectionist and sits alone watching...
As all those stolen kisses play out on the screen before him. Kiss after kiss after kiss, comic, tragic, lusty, romantic. It's the perfect ending and simply put the most beautiful and romantic and just plain HUMAN moment in the history of film. I hope you love this scene as much as I do.
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richtech
May 21, 2008, 8:13 p.m.Thanks ind06. Here's some useful links for "Nuovo cinema Paradiso" (1988):
Released in Australia, France, and USA as "Cinema Paradiso" in 1990.
Movie information at IMDb:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095765
Movie trailers:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095765/trailers
Google "Cinema Paradiso" search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="Cinema Paradiso"&btnG=Google Search
Hope to see it too. I collect just too many movies...;)
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Sotiris K
May 21, 2008, 10:20 p.m.Certainly a top 10 all time;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095765/
Right there close to it a bit lower another of same era 'The big Blue'
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095250/
Makes you reconsider how effective emotional and mental image can a big budget film leave to you when those 2 still achieve it minimally and efficiently 20 years later.
If you happen to drop a tear or two in these films try to reconsider the reason. I bet you will realize it is the reminiscence of your early youth and your own personal life long choices that are playing a 'tears of purpose' game to your eyes, not the tragic entanglement of the heros involved literally... The kid, the mother, the mentor, the friends, the lover, the emerging white hair in them all, the punishing and rewarding passage of time that finally connects all humanity and offers the lasting perspective a taste of the truly important.
Just make sure you see the directors cut 170m (15 or 47 extra min time depending on version)
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cowboygrandpa
May 21, 2008, 3:42 a.m.Good one ind06. All thay mushy stuff. Nice to see some old clips of the kisses.
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Spadecaller
May 21, 2008, 6:28 a.m.Thanks ind,
One of my favorites and the musical score is outrageous.
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Ciera Marie
May 21, 2008, 11:02 a.m.This has been on my list of movies to see. Now I have to see it. Thanks for the nudge or was that a shove? ;-)
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ranchhand
May 21, 2008, 11:32 a.m.Oh Ind, I love action films. I was sitting on the edge of my seat.
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Dionys
May 21, 2008, 11:33 a.m.Truly beautiful film.
BUT!
Seeing the clip of the last three minutes without seeing the film is like making love without foreplay.
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2sidestoeverything
May 21, 2008, 2:45 p.m.Great film I think all men should definitely see this movie I give it two thumbs up.
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BronxBomber
May 21, 2008, 5:27 p.m.Geez! I've neve seen so much swapping of oral DNA in three minutes! But at least Jerry Springer got misty eyed, and enjoyed it out in the seats there .
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globalwarmer
May 21, 2008, 6:17 p.m.Somebody give that man a box of tissue.... and something for the tears.
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walkingpeas
May 21, 2008, 7:53 p.m.A great ending to a wonderful film. I concur with "ind06", it's definitely in the top five. (And if you don't cry before it's over, you're not human.)
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Goppy
May 21, 2008, 8:03 p.m.Thanks Ind06.
I went an d gave my wife a kiss.
Now she wants me to film it.
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ETproductions
May 22, 2008, 12:15 a.m.OK, yeah; that's what I think. But you're not supposed to show that to anybody else!
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