Cinema Paradiso

Now available in this deluxe widescreen director's cut, one of the most loved films ever to grace the screen can now be enjoyed on DVD. The story of a lifelong love affair with the movies, Cinema Paradisco tells of a young boy in a small Itilian village, where the only past time is a visit to the movies at the Cinema Paradisco. Enchanted by the flickering images, Salvatore yearns for the secret of the cinema's magic, and is overjoyed when Alfredo, the projectionist, agrees to reveal the mysteries of movie making to him. As their friendship grows, so does Salvatore. Growing older with his good friend and the movies he adores, he learns from them both how to court his first love. He also dreams of making his own films one day. When the day comes for Salvatore to leave the village, Alfredo makes him promise to never look back, just to keep moving forward. Slavatore does just this - for 30 years. Until one day, a message arrives that beckons him back home.... "1989 Academy Award TM Winner. Best Foreign Language Film." "Breaking through anti-arthouse prejudice with its simple love of cinema, this become one of the most popular foreign films ever released." -- EMPIRE UK "A sweet hymn to the romance of cinema." -- TIME OUT.

Best Picture BAFTA Winner 1991.

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