Cinema Paradiso
France, Italy, 1988, 155 minutes, Color , Italian; Turkish subtitled
1991 BAFTA Awards; Best Actor, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Film not in the English Language, Best Original Film Score 1990 Academy Awards; Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globes; Best Foreign Language Film 1989 Cannes FF; Grand Prize of the Jury European Film Awards; Special Prize of the Jury European Actor of the Year
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Screenplay: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cinematography: Blasco Giurato
Editing: Mario Morra
Music: Ennio Morricone
Production: Cristaldifilm
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Jacques Perrin
Accepted as one of the cinema classics, Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore’s film Cinema Paradiso tells the story of a well-known director’s fascination with films.
During his childhood, Salvatore begs Alfredo, the projectionist of the theater in the village they live to work with him at the theatre. Eventually Alfredo accepts the young boy as his apprentice. Several years pass by, Salvatore becomes a film director and one day learns the death of his old friend Alfredo.