Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
A film director in Rome hears that the old projectionist who befriended him has died and remembers his childhood in a Sicilian village, where the local cinema was his whole world, before going home for the funeral.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Salvatore's flat≈ 00:01:00Rome, ItalyStated on screen
Salvatore, a successful director, gets word from his mother that Alfredo has died.
- 2Cinema Paradiso≈ 00:06:00Giancaldo, Sicily (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
Young Totò haunts the projection booth, learns the trade from Alfredo and saves him from a fire.
- 3The village as a teenager≈ 01:05:00Giancaldo, Sicily (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
As a teenager Totò runs the new cinema and courts Elena, until Alfredo urges him to leave and never come back.
- 4Rome, Italy≈ 01:45:00Inferred
Salvatore leaves the village by train for Rome and builds his career there.
- 5Alfredo's funeral≈ 01:47:00Giancaldo, Sicily (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
- 6Screening room≈ 02:00:00Rome, ItalyInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,832 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Not shown: 1,374 km
- Train: 458 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
Spotted a mistake?
Every journey is checked against the film, but we can still get things wrong.