NCMA Cinema: Cinema Paradiso (Director’s Cut)

Cinema Paradiso (Director’s Cut) (1988): directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, 2 h. 53 min., PG, drama/coming-of-age

About the film
Young Salvatore Di Vita discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful local girl, and takes over as the Paradiso’s projectionist, Alfredo must convince Salvatore to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking.

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