Cinema Paradiso

Director Guiseppe Tornatore's award-winning film focuses on the effect that cinema had on the inhabitants of a small Sicilian village during World War Two. After receiving news of the death of an old friend, director Salvatore Di Vita (Jacques Perrin) returns to his home village after spending 30 years away. In flashback, Salvatore (Salvatore Cascio/Marco Leonardi) recalls his fatherless childhood, his fascination with the films he saw at the local cinema and his adventures with Alfredo (Philippe Noiret), the cinema's projectionist.

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Producer: Franco Cristaldi
Writer: Giuseppe Tornatore
Music: Ennio Morricone
Music: Andrea Morricone
Cinematographer: Blasco Giurato
Actor: Philippe Noiret
Actor: Jacques Perrin
Actor: Salvatore Cascio
Actor: Agnes Nano
Actor: Isa Danielli
Actor: Pupella Maggio
Actor: Leopoldo Trieste
Actor: Marco Leonardi