Cinematic background from Cinema Paradiso 1988 - 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.
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man working in an industrial machine shop; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older man sitting next to a young boy in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man sitting in a chair with a cell phone to his ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man sitting in front of a tv with an old movie projector; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older man in a trench coat standing in front of a pillar with smoke coming out of it; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man in a brown jacket and a black hat holding something; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A woman's face in the dark; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – Two men are watching a movie in a theater; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older man is sitting in front of an old movie projector; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A group of people walking around a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man holding an old fashioned camera up to his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A group of people walking on a street next to a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A young man smiles for the camera in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man in a suit and tie looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A black - and - white photo of a man in a tie; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man and a woman sitting next to an old car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A person wearing a pink shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man standing on a street at night with fireworks in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older woman wearing a black veil looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man and a boy are touching each other's face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A woman's face through a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older man wearing a jacket and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A young woman holding a book in a hallway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An old black and white photo of a man smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older man wearing a striped shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A young woman with long blonde hair wearing a pink jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A person with a beard; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older man wearing a hat and sunglasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A black and white photo of a woman in a dress; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A group of people standing next to a car; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – Two men standing in front of a building at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man standing in front of an audience in front of an audience; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older man with a gray beard looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An old man and a young boy in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A group of people standing outside of a building with smoke coming out of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man wearing a priest's outfit looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An image of a man and a woman in front of a fire; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man in a priest's outfit holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A woman is being given a piece of paper by a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A group of women working on a large piece of art; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – Two men in suits talking to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man in a suit claps his hands in front of a projector; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A young man looking out of a train window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man and a woman blowing out candles on a cake; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man and a woman sitting on top of a tree stump; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older man wearing a hat and holding a piece of paper; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A young boy standing in a room next to a chair; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man standing in front of an old building at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older man and a young boy pose for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An old man standing in an abandoned building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An old woman with a very big smile on her face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A woman holding a child and a man kneeling down; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A group of young boys sitting in a row of chairs; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man and a boy standing in front of an old movie projector; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A young boy is sitting in front of a projector screen; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A young boy standing in front of a television; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A person's face in a dark room; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older man looking up into the air; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man in a black hat is holding money; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man sitting on steps in front of an old building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An older man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – An old woman is spinning wool on a spinning wheel; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man in a priest's outfit holding a spoon; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A group of men standing next to a brick wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man kneeling down next to a brown dog; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Cinema Paradiso” (1988), directed by Giuseppe Tornatore – A man standing next to another man in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle