“Cinema Paradiso”
“Cinema Paradiso”
The film starts by showing a middle-aged man, Salvatore, surrounded by society's symbols of success: bright city lights, a Mercedes Benz, a luxurious mansion, and a beautiful woman in the background. These symbols gave the impression that life was good.
“Cinema Paradiso” is a reminiscence film about a famous film director, Salvatore Di Vita (Marco Leonardi), who returns home to a Sicilian village for the first time after almost 30 years. He reminisces about his childhood at the Cinema Paradiso where Alfredo (Philippe Noiret), the projectionist, helped little Salvatore a.k.a Toto discover the entertaining world of films. He is also reminded of his lost teenage love, Elena (Agnese Nano). Their love story became the greatest movie story within the movie itself, directed by Giusepe Tornatore and won the 1988 Best Foreign film and shared other 18 awards and 12 nominations.
The Cinema Paradiso is the center of the town when Salvatore is a child. Nothing in town is more important than the theater. People go there to visit and enjoy each other's company. In some cases one would look at the theater as a symbol of togetherness. At the end of the film it is clear because the theater is no longer in use, the community has somewhat disconnected from each other. The theater represents the heart of the town and the old way of life. As a child, Toto loved both the movies and the people that he could see at the theater. In the evenings, the entire town would gather to watch films. The heart and soul of the town was in that theater. However, when Salvatore returns, he finds that the theater is now in the middle of a busy, crowded square. No longer the center and important part of the town, the theater has lost all its beauty. The VCR has put the theater out of service, and the building is finally to be torn down.
The movie’s greatest strength lies on its sound and shot quality making it a great movie to watch. The background
The film starts by showing a middle-aged man, Salvatore, surrounded by society's symbols of success: bright city lights, a Mercedes Benz, a luxurious mansion, and a beautiful woman in the background. These symbols gave the impression that life was good.
“Cinema Paradiso” is a reminiscence film about a famous film director, Salvatore Di Vita (Marco Leonardi), who returns home to a Sicilian village for the first time after almost 30 years. He reminisces about his childhood at the Cinema Paradiso where Alfredo (Philippe Noiret), the projectionist, helped little Salvatore a.k.a Toto discover the entertaining world of films. He is also reminded of his lost teenage love, Elena (Agnese Nano). Their love story became the greatest movie story within the movie itself, directed by Giusepe Tornatore and won the 1988 Best Foreign film and shared other 18 awards and 12 nominations.
The Cinema Paradiso is the center of the town when Salvatore is a child. Nothing in town is more important than the theater. People go there to visit and enjoy each other's company. In some cases one would look at the theater as a symbol of togetherness. At the end of the film it is clear because the theater is no longer in use, the community has somewhat disconnected from each other. The theater represents the heart of the town and the old way of life. As a child, Toto loved both the movies and the people that he could see at the theater. In the evenings, the entire town would gather to watch films. The heart and soul of the town was in that theater. However, when Salvatore returns, he finds that the theater is now in the middle of a busy, crowded square. No longer the center and important part of the town, the theater has lost all its beauty. The VCR has put the theater out of service, and the building is finally to be torn down.
The movie’s greatest strength lies on its sound and shot quality making it a great movie to watch. The background
Bibliography: `Cinema Paradiso ' now hits new level June 28, 2002 By Michael Wilmington, Tribune movie critic. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-06-28/entertainment/0206280315_1_film-follows-two-lives-movies-and-distribution-sicilian-village-square Dan Heller 's Movie Review of "Cinema Paradiso" http://www.danheller.com/Movies/cinema-paradiso.html