Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, Cinema Paradiso (1988) is an Academy Award winning Italian drama celebrating memory, friendship, and the power of cinema. Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the story follows a filmmaker reflecting on his childhood bond with a projectionist in a small Sicilian town. Blending nostalgia with emotional depth, the film explores how art, loss, and time shape a life.

Arrow Films

A CELEBRATION OF YOUTH, FRIENDSHIP, AND THE EVERLASTING MAGIC OF THE MOVIES

A winner of awards across the world including Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, 5 BAFTA Awards including Best Actor, Original Screenplay and Score, the Grand Prize of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival and many more.

Giuseppe Tornatores loving homage to the cinema tells the story of Salvatore, a successful film director, returning home for the funeral of Alfredo, his old friend who was the projectionist at the local cinema throughout his childhood. Soon memories of his first love affair with the beautiful Elena and all the highs and lows that shaped his life come flooding back, as Salvatore reconnects with the community he left 30 years earlier.

The original award-winning theatrical version of Tornatores classic is presented here for the first time on 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray. This edition also includes the expanded Directors Cut, which delves deeper into Salvatores backstory [Blu-ray].

Från IMDB:
Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theaters film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.

Special Features

High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of two versions of the film: the 124 minute theatrical version and the 174 minute Directors Cut 

Uncompressed original stereo 2.0 Audio and 5.1 surround sound options 

Optional English subtitle