For further reading concerning the two cuts:
https://www.rogerebert.com/far-flung-correspondents/a-film-improved-by-butchering
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/cinema-paradiso-the-new-version-2002
https://www.indiewire.com/2014/04/d...ersions-vs-the-filmmakers-final-vision-87520/
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