Cinema Paradiso English Dub

If you fall into the second camp—or even if you’re a subtitle purist with an open mind—you’ve probably wondered about the Cinema Paradiso English dub. Does it ruin the magic? Does it betray the Italian soul of the film? Or, for a certain generation, is it the only version that truly feels like home?

One evening, after the crowds had trickled out into the humid Sicilian night, Toto gathered a handful of these clippings. He held them up to the flickering candle on Alfredo’s workbench. In the tiny frames, he saw faces he wasn't supposed to see: lovers leaning in, lips inches apart, eyes closed in a world where the priest’s bell never rang. "Why do you hide them, Alfredo?" Toto whispered. cinema paradiso english dub