Cinema Paradiso

PostED ON 14.10.2024

F.B. Giuseppe Tornatore is one of the guests of honour at this 16th edition. Cinema Paradiso, considered his masterpiece, is a magnificent melodrama about the bond between an old man and a child. Let’s see what you know about it. - F.B. 

© DR

1 - What year was Cinema Paradiso released?
 
A.    In 1984
B.    In 1989
C.    In 1991

2 - In what region of Italy does the story take place?
 
A.    Tuscany
B.    Apulia
C.    Sicily

3 - In what era does the movie mostly take place?
 
A.    The early 1930s
B.    The late 1940s
C.    During the 1950s

4 - What is the name of the child in the film?
 
A.    Toto
B.    Leo
C.    Nino

5 - What character does Jacques Perrin play in the film?
 
A.    The little boy’s father
B.    The projectionist
C.    The little boy as an adult

6 -  Who composed the film’s music?

A.    Nino Rota
B.    Nicola Piovani
C.    Ennio and Andrea Morricone
 

7 - What two prizes did the film win?

A.    The Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
B.    The César award for Best Director
C.    The Academy Award for Best Foreign Film

8 - Don Adelfio, the parish priest and manager of the parish cinema, asks for certain scenes to be cut. What kinds of scenes are they?

A.    Kissing scenes
B.    Scenes with cigarettes
C.    Crime scenes

9 - What addiction did Philippe Noiret overcome during the shooting of the film?

A.    Wine
B.    Cigars
C.    Chocolate

10 - Which French actress was cut from the short version of Cinema Paradiso, but appears in the Director's Cut version, rereleased in 2002?

A.    Brigitte Fossey
B.    Brigitte Bardot
C.    Marie-Anne Chazel

SCREENINGS

Cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, 1988, 2h05)
UGC Astoria Sun 13 2:30pm | Cinéma Bellecombe Mon 14 8pm | Pathé Bellecour Tue 15 10:45am | UGC Confluence Wed 16 10:45am | Institut Lumière (Hangar) Sun 20 3:30pm

SOLUTIONS : 1B - 2C - 3B - 4A - 5C - 6C - 7A ET C - 8A - 9B - 10A