Cinema Paradiso

Year: 1988

Runtime: 155 mins

Language: Italian

DramaRomance

A young Salvatore grows up in a Sicilian village where the local cinema is his sanctuary. He falls in love with film and forms a deep bond with the charismatic projectionist Alfredo, while experiencing his first romance. Years later, after his mother's death, he returns to the abandoned theater to reflect on the lasting magic of movies, friendship and lost love.

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