Cinema Paradiso Version Extendida Work Fix -

Written by Rick Founds
Links to contributors: Rick Founds

This has been one of my favorite songs for years. I contacted Rick back in 2002 about collaborating, partly because I had sung this song so many times. The recording is from Rick's Praise Classics 2 CD. - Elton, September 12, 2009

Languages for this song:
Korean


Lyrics

Lord, I lift Your name on high.
Lord, I love to sing Your praises.
I'm so glad You're in my life;
I'm so glad You came to save us.

You came from Heaven to earth
To show the way.
From the Earth to the cross,
My debt to pay.
From the cross to the grave,
From the grave to the sky;
Lord, I lift Your name on high.

Lord, I lift Your name on high.
Lord, I love to sing Your praises.
I'm so glad You're in my life;
I'm so glad You came to save us.

You came from Heaven to earth
To show the way.
From the Earth to the cross,
My debt to pay.
From the cross to the grave,
From the grave to the sky;
Lord, I lift Your name on high.

You came from Heaven to earth
To show the way.
From the Earth to the cross,
My debt to pay.
From the cross to the grave,
From the grave to the sky;
Lord, I lift Your name on high.

You came from Heaven to earth
To show the way.
From the Earth to the cross,
My debt to pay.
From the cross to the grave,
From the grave to the sky;
Lord, I lift Your name on high.



Copyright © 1989 Maranatha Praise, Inc (used by permission)

While the theatrical version focuses on a nostalgic love letter to cinema and the bond between young Toto and Alfredo, the extended cut delves into the adult Salvatore's heartbreak

The most significant change in the extended version is the restoration of the adult timeline. In the theatrical cut, the adult Salvatore (Jacques Perrin) is a cipher; we see him briefly in the present before he returns to Giancaldo for Alfredo’s funeral. In the extended cut, we follow him through Rome. We see his failed relationships, his interviews, and his existential drifting.

It was this shorter, tighter version that became an international sensation. For years, this was the definitive Cinema Paradiso . It was a fable—a streamlined story about a boy, a father figure, and a lost love. The longer cut was considered lost or forgotten until the early 2000s when film restoration efforts brought the "Director's Cut" back to light.