Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Cinema Paradiso: Directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. With Antonella Attili, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli, Leo Gullotta. A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema’s projectionist.

“I seldom watch Italian movies, (i saw it today for the first time) being Italian maybe iu0026#39;m biased, but this one really stands out. A real masterpiece; i canu0026#39;t remember another movie so moving like this one, maybe Schindleru0026#39;s list; it makes you laugh and it makes you cry, yet it is so simple and straightforward. Maybe there lies its magic: no Hollywood superstars, no special effects, just pure emotions and feelings, love, fear, grief and regret, nostalgia for childhood and youth, memories of places and times that will not come back, memories of the loved ones. Some movies are there to entertain, some to scare, some to question. This movie is there to affect your feelings. Definitely to be seen.”