Paradiso as well as contemporary films not shown in the original film. American progressive metal band Dream Theater 1992 album Images and Words' song "Take the Time" features in the lyrics the sentence spoken by Alfredo after the fire, "ora che ho perso la vista, ci vedo di più! (I can see much clearer now I'm blind)". The film was released twice in Italy before its Cannes win and flopped at the box office both times. After the Cannes win it was re-released and performed steadily however, following its Academy Award success, it was released again and performed better, grossing $5.3 million in Italy. In France, the film ran for over a year, grossing over $19 million. In the United States and Canada, it grossed $12.3 million. Awards and nominations 1989: Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix du Jury (tied with Trop belle pour toi) 1989: Golden Globe Awards Best Foreign Language Film 1989: Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 1990: César Awards César Award for Best Poster: Jouineau Bourduge 1991: BAFTA Awards BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language Best Actor: Philippe Noiret Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Salvatore Cascio Best Original Screenplay: Giuseppe Tornatore Best Film Music: Ennio Morricone and Andrea Morricone See also List of submissions to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References Further reading External links 1988 drama films Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award winners Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe winners Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films directed by Giuseppe Tornatore Films set in Sicily Films set in the 1950s Films set in a movie theatre Films shot in Sicily Italian coming-of-age films Italian drama films 1980s Italian-language films Films about blind people Sicilian-language films Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Award Cannes Grand Prix winners French coming-of-age drama films 1980s Italian films 1980s French films