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100
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Critic Score

79
Critics' score based on 16 reviews.
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I have been a very big fan and devotee of Cinema Paradiso since my first viewing of it. I have seen it four times and will continue to do so... cally. It is one of the greatest films I have ever seen and one which has touched me totally. Full Review

November 26,2011
culvul628

Watch this movie at least once a year.. Was moved to tears and laughter. This movie will never be outdated... i put this film into the same cat as... w Voyager.... Enjoy!! Full Review

October 28,2011
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Critic Reviews

You leave Cinema Paradiso with that feeling that's kind of like getting kicked in the stomach, but nice. It's one of those breathless, swept-away-by-a-movie experiences that you might have once a year, if you're lucky. [16 February 1990, Daily Notebook, p.E-1]Full Review

Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

This film is sometimes funny, sometimes joyful, and sometimes poignant, but it's always warm, wonderful, and satisfying. Cinema Paradiso affects us on many levels, but its strongest connection is with our memories.Full Review

James Berardinelli
ReelViews

It's a shining valentine to the movies--full of homages, collages and swooningly romantic Ennio Morricone music--and it gets right at the messy, impure, wondrous way they capture and enrapture us. [16 February 1990, Calendar, p.F-1]Full Review

Michael Wilmington
Los Angeles Times

There are films as lovely, but none lovelier.Full Review

Rita Kempley
Washington Post

Anyone who loves movies is likely to love Cinema Paradiso.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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