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Allwatchers.com: Cinema Paradiso
Three very brief reviews.
Chicago Sun-Times: Cinema Paradiso
Full-length review by Roger Ebert. Rates the film 3.5/4.
CineBooks Database: Cinema Paradiso
Negative review. Cast and crew. Rated 2.5/5.
Cinema Paradiso distinguished by Superb Acting
Positive review of the film, honored at Cannes.
Cinema Paradiso, or, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (Origin
Review of the winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Includes color stills. Rated 4.5/5.
Cinema Paradiso: For the Love of Movies
Plot summary and review of the director's cut of "Cinema Paradiso" on DVD. Rated 4/4.
Cinephiles: Cinema Paradiso: The New Version
Review of the 2002 version of the film. Overall rating: 9/10.
David Parkinson: Cinema Paradiso (1989)
Very brief review of the DVD release. Rated for the movie itself and for extras.
Deseret News: Cinema Paradiso
Review of the sentimental movie about coming of age in small-town Sicily. Although the film has weaknesses, the acting is first rate, and the ending is delightful. Rated 4/4.
Desson Howe: Cinema Paradiso
Review suggests that this may be the quintessential Italian movie.
DVDLaser: Cinema Paradiso
Short review of the laserdisc release.
DVDnet: Cinema Paradiso
Reviews the director's cut on DVD. Rates the movie, video transfer, audio, and extras.
Edinburgh University Film Society: Cinema Paradiso
Students review the Oscar-winning film.
Film Monthly: Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Very positive review. Includes three color stills.
FireBlade Coffeehouse: Cinema Paradiso
Review of the DVD release. "One of the best Italian films of the last two decades." Rated for the movie itself, transfer quality, and features.
Hollywood Bitchslap: Cinema Paradiso
Review. Rating by site users. Warning: gratuitous vulgar language on site.
Ian Nathan: Cinema Paradiso
Very positive review of the movie. Rated 5/5.
J.R. Jones: Cinema Paradiso: The New Version
"Cinema Paradiso" has a subplot about the village priest censoring movies. Ironically, it was a bowdlerized version of this film which won awards. Review says that the restored version enhances the film.
Jonathan Rosenbaum: Cinema Paradiso
Capsule review calls this nostalgic film overly long, "a bit like life but much less interesting."
Logon4London: Cinema Paradiso
Positive review of the film.
Movieline: Cinema Paradiso
Negative review of this film weighed down by cliché and nostalgia.
MovieMartyr.com: Cinema Paradiso
Review pans this manipulative Italian tearjerker.
Mutant Reviewers from Hell: Cinema Paradiso
Review of a very enjoyable film.
Reel.com: Cinema Paradiso (1989)
Review of the movie and its transfer to DVD. Rated 3/4.
Rita Kempley: Cinema Paradiso
Full length review of the warm remembrance of a childhood at the movies.
Spirituality & Health: Cinema Paradiso
Short review of this charming valentine to the silver screen.
The Onion A.V. Club: Cinema Paradiso
Pans the relentlessly middlebrow "Precious Moments figurine" of a film.
Tornatore's "Paradiso" found
Review of "Cinema Paradiso: The New Version." Rated 3.5/4.