ITALY · 1988

Cinema Paradiso

Giuseppe Tornatore
childhood nostalgia cinema and filmmaking mentor-student friendship coming of age small-town life
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A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.

Year1988
CountryItaly
DirectorGiuseppe Tornatore
Cinema Paradiso poster

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