Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- Italian
- Country
- Italy, France
- Frights
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
- In Italian — subtitles on.
The story
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
- parent child relationship
- sicily
- italy
- movie business
- kiss
- coming of age
- flashback
- magic realism
- nostalgic
- haunted by the past
- censorship
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Philippe Noiret
Alfredo
Jacques Perrin
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
Marco Leonardi
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)
Salvatore Cascio
Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)
- Agnese Nano — Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)
- Antonella Attili — Maria Di Vita (young)
- Pupella Maggio — Maria Di Vita (aged)
- Brigitte Fossey — Elena Mendola (adult)
- Enzo Cannavale — Spaccafico
- Isa Danieli — Anna
- Leo Gullotta — Ignazio, usher
- Leopoldo Trieste — Father Adelfio
- Tano Cimarosa — Fabbro, blacksmith
- Nicola Di Pinto — Village idiot
- Roberta Lena — Lia
- Directed
- Giuseppe Tornatore
- Written
- Vanna Paoli, Giuseppe Tornatore
Production
- Rating
- 8.4 / 10 · 4,963 ratings
- Studio
- Cristaldifilm, Les Films Ariane, Rai 3, TF1 Films Production, Forum Picture
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
