Writing in July 2020, several recent and upcoming events inspired us to think about Cinema Paradiso, one of the greatest movies about the love of movies ever made and a feature created to be viewed on a big screen. Sadly, the passing of Ennio Morricone in early July 2020 marked a sad occasion for all film and music lovers. Ennio composed hundreds of soundtracks and was a true master of the art. Together with his son Andrea Morricone, he also composed the music for Oscar-winning Cinema Paradiso, which released in 1988 and was directed by Giuseppe Tornatore.
Additionally, a 4K HDR Blu-ray of Cinema Paradiso was announced after Mr. Morricone’s passing for release in September 2020. Loaded with special features, the disc offers support for HDR10 and Dolby Vision, plus superb surround sound to do justice to the Morricones’ beautiful compositions. Until the disc releases, Cinema Paradiso remains available in 1080p SDR as a DVD, Blu-ray, and VOD purchase or stream. This will be its first 4K HDR home release.
If you have a 4K projector with HDR, then when the disc comes you really owe it to yourself to take in this heart-warming and evergreen ode to movie making, storytelling, and humanity in general.