Cinema Paradiso
A restoration was undertaken by Arrow exclusively for this edition from the original 35mm camera negatives and scanned at 2K resolution at Technicolor Rome. All grading and restoration work was completed at Deluxe Digital Cinema-EMEA, London. The Blu-ray is in its original 1.66:1 framing with an AVC 1080p encodement. It’s been previously available on Blu-ray from Miramax/Lionsgate, but this Arrow edition is a big improvement, with more natural colors, a crisper layer of grain, deeper blacks, and more detail in the shadows. It’s also cleaner overall.
Cinema Paradiso comes with its original Italian monaural mix in LPCM 1.0 (Theatrical Cut), an Italian LPCM 2.0 stereo mix (Director’s Cut), and Italian DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix (Theatrical & Director’s Cut). All three sound clear an ambient. The stereo mix has wide panning and good dynamic range, but it is the 5.1 mix that really allows the effects and the score to breathe with lush reverberation.
We get a beautifully packaged set for Cinema Paradiso that includes a collector’s booklet (first pressing only) illustrated with archive stills, behind-the-scenes images, and posters. There’s an intelligently narrated and detailed audio commentary from Italian cinema expert Millicent Marcus. Also of interest is the 52-minute documentary A Dream of Sicily, an in-depth profile of the director.
Blu-Ray
Studio: Arrow Academy, 1988
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audio Format: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Length: 124 mins. (Theatrical Cut); 174 mins. (Director’s Cut)
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili
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