Cinema Paradiso

An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the magic of the movies.

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.

Philippe Noiret

Jacques Perrin

(Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult))

Marco Leonardi

(Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen))

Salvatore Cascio

(Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child))

Agnese Nano

(Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut))

Antonella Attili

(Maria Di Vita (young))

Pupella Maggio

(Maria Di Vita (aged))

Enzo Cannavale

Isa Danieli

Leo Gullotta

(Ignazio, usher)

Leopoldo Trieste

(Father Adelfio)

Tano Cimarosa

(Fabbro, blacksmith)

Nicola Di Pinto

(Village idiot)

Roberta Lena

Nino Terzo

(Peppino's Father)

Turi Giuffrida

Mimmo Mignemi

Mariella Lo Giudice

Giorgio Libassi

Beatrice Palme

Ignazio Pappalardo

Angela Leontini

Turi Killer

Angelo Tosto

Franco Catalano

Nellina Lagana

Margherita Mignemi

Giuseppe Pellegrino

Concetta Borpagano

Brigitte Fossey

(Elena Mendola (adult) (in Director's cut) (uncredited))

Giuseppe Tornatore

(Projectionist (uncredited))