I watched Cinema Paradiso for the first time last night...

[stevienickstophat]

It's on Netflix.

I cried buckets. Absolutely loved it.

How have I missed this so far? And what else do I need to watch?

[Wotsitsareafterme]

The directors cut is best left alone it was perfect in its cinema cut

[squoosh]

Director's cuts are usually just egotistical outings.

[stevienickstophat]

So was the one I watched last night without Elena's daughter the cinema cut?

[RedCheckedTablecloth]

If he met his lost love the blonde girl that is the director's cut.

If he never meets her then that is the first (and best film).

[stevienickstophat]

No, he never met her.

It was perfect as it was.

[thesaurusgirl]

See, I liked the Director's Cut. The original was bittersweet and brilliant but I was so happy that Toto hadn't waited in vain through the wind and rains after all .

[annieoaklie]

My favourite movie. Directors cut ruined it a bit but I have erased it from my mind now.
Yes to Indochine, Il postino.
No no no to Life is beautiful. Couldn't bare it.

[DayBurner]

Can I recommend La Lengua de la Mariposa (Butterfly's Tongue). It's beautiful but a bit of a sob-fest - you have been warned!

It also features a cute little boy that you just want to squeeze

[stevienickstophat]

[Sgtmajormummy]

Tornatore also directed my favourite film ever "The Legend of 1900. The Pianist on the Ocean". It has the same luscious photography, themes of friendship, laughter-through-tears moments (the joke about the one-armed pianist and St. Peter is a classic) and (some) Morricone music.
It flopped at the box office, probably because it came out at the same time as Titanic.
Personally, I recommend it to anyone who loved Cinema Paradiso.

[KatherineMumsnet]

Hi folks,

With the kind permission of the OP, we are now going to shimmy this thread on over to our lovely new Films topic.

Thanks