Giuseppe Tornatore’s Cinema Paradiso at Vidiots
Film
Cinema Paradiso, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, produced by Cristaldi Film, RAI, Les Films Ariane, and TF1 Films Production
On May 11, catch Vidiots’ first-ever 35mm public screening of Giuseppe Tornatore’s magnificent cinematic masterpiece Cinema Paradiso.
Young Salvatore Di Vita (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful local girl (Agnese Nano), and takes over as the Paradiso’s projectionist, Alfredo must convince Salvatore to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking. 1988, 35mm, 124 min, in Italian with English subtitles