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Cinema Paradiso (15)
Cheltenham Film Festival 2010
Dir: Giuseppe Tornatore | Starring: Jacques Perrin, Philippe Noiret, Leopoldo Trieste | 118 mins | 1989
This multi award-winning homage to the love of cinema tells the story of Salvatore, now a successful film director, returning home for the funeral of Alfredo, his old friend who was the projectionist at the local cinema throughout his childhood. Soon memories of his first live affair with the beautiful Elena and all the highs and lows that shaped his life come flooding back, as Salvatore reconnects with the community he left 30 years earlier.
OSCAR WINNER! BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 1990
WINNER OF 5 BAFTAs! BEST ACTOR, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR, BEST FOREIGN FILM, BEST SCORE, BEST SCREENPLAY
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 1989 GRAND PRIZE OF THE JURY




