Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore · Cinematography by Blasco Giurato
PG174 min65 frames
DramaRomance
An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the magic of the movies.
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Cinema Paradiso — official trailer
What is Cinema Paradiso about?
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.
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What does the cinematography of Cinema Paradiso look like?
Across 65 sampled frames, Cinema Paradiso builds its coverage from medium shots (34% of the sample), with wide compositions (31%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Blasco Giurato keeps 63% of it in soft, low-key light. 68% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame.
What is the color palette of Cinema Paradiso?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Cinema Paradiso (1988) are #2e2b2b, #0d0d0d, #4f4e4a, #747170, #adadac, #d4d2ce — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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