After sitting on my entertainment center for nearly a month (isn't Netflix great?) I finally got around to watching the new version of "Cinema Paradiso." Usually the director's cut is better -- i.e. "Blade Runner" -- in this case, however, the original is the one you should watch. I think leaving some things unanswered is better than the answers you end up getting.

Anyway, if you rent it watch the old version (the DVD has both versions on it) -- it has a much greater emotional impact.