A Celebration of Italian Cinema: Cinema Paradiso, an Italian-American Heritage Month Program

Program Type:

Arts, Movies & Performances

Age Group:

Families, Adults
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Event Details

Screening of the 1988 classic Cinema Paradiso, the story of young Salvatore Di Vita, who discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful local girl and takes over as the Paradiso's projectionist, Alfredo must convince Salvatore to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking.

This Academy Award and Grand Prix-winning film, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, with a score by Ennio Morricone, is credited with reviving Italian cinema in the late 1980s.

Rated PG.

Runtime: 2 hrs 54mins.

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