Chinese Version
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (Italy/France)
New Paradise Cinema
Story of the cinema on a small town
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Philippe Noiret Salvatore Cascio
Footage: 166min
Year: 1988
A Sicilian mother is pining for her estranged son. The son who left many years ago has become a prominent Roman movie director. He finally returns to his home village to attend the funeral of the town's former film projectionist who is also his most important friend.
When he still the boy Toto townsfolk are used to watching films in "Cinema Paradiso" to escape from the grim realities of post-war Italy. The boy Toto makes friends with the old projectionist there. One day filmstock erupts into a violent fire that blinds the projectionist. Brave Toto saves his friend's life and then becomes the new projectionist. The years pass and he grows up to fall in love with a beautiful girl who breaks his heart. She is gone by the time he retires from army. The boy leaves the village according the old projectionist's advice.
That was all thirty years ago and now famous Salvatore has come to say his final good-bye to his life-long friend, who has left him a little gift in a film can. The gift is the films cut off because the town censor insists that all kissing scenes be edited out. Salvatore watches it and suddenly finds everything in his life made crystal clear.
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