World Cinema Classics
CINEMA PARADISO
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
Italy, 1988, 2h 35min, DCP, In Italian with English subtitles.
AFS Cinema
6406 N IH-35 Suite 3100, Austin, TX, 78752
Pricing
$15 evening / $12 matinee (available M-F for shows before 5 PM)
$4 discounts for AFS MAKE & WATCH members. Free for LOVE & Impact Circle members.
Discounts for AISD educators and local high school & college students are available at the box office with a valid school ID.
Accessibility
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“A rhapsodic elegy to the thrall of filmgoing.”
—The Telegraph
“If ever a movie came from the heart, it was Giuseppe Tornatore’s nostalgic CINEMA PARADISO … It’s a real experience and a classic.”
—The Guardian
CINEMA PARADISO is a movie about devotees of the Cinema made for devotees of the Cinema. Through flashbacks, a famous movie director relives his childhood and young adulthood, watching (and later projecting) films at his neighborhood theater under the tutelage of the longtime projectionist. If you love the Cinema and the people who make it happen, this film is guaranteed to grab you.
