![]() ![]() In Giancaldo, because of the local prudish priest, however, scenes of romance or kissing are cut from the films, causing audiences to become rowdy at such an invasion of their liberated joy. But one whose own turbulent past and inner turmoil naturally oozes a certain stern reflection of their world and his gradual role model status to Toto.Īs we can say with many an infiltrated era, given political and religious affiliations, times were definitely a-changing. One of cinema’s all-time great father-figures I do declare. And there starts his unique friendship and a kind of behind-the-wall – or curtain – film education with the projectionist, Alfredo. ![]() Little Toto, an altar boy, is a cheeky, fresh-faced kid, lapping up a wide-eyed love for film at the local movie theatre, Nuovo Cinema Paradiso. And for young Toto, life lessons projected – often literally – before him. The father absent and assumed lost in the war. And with his imminent return come the floods of his early life. That Italian village, Giancaldo, is the cornerstone of Salvatore’s upbringing. It is, though, sad news that begs his return. Told in three-section flashback, now famous filmmaker, Salvatore Di Vita, takes a trip down memory lane, decades after his elusive childhood experiences. 1957 in Film: Le Notti BiancheĬinema Paradiso, also shot and set in Sicily, starts with Salvatore just six years-old. Fair to say, then, particularly poignant joining of lips – between the likes of Anna Magnani and Gastone Renzelli, or Silvana Mangano and Vittorio Gassman – were never left on the cutting room floor of his own celluloid memories. And perhaps his own love story along the way. Tornatore crafted Cinema Paradiso as an unashamed reflection of his own personal history with the motion pictures. Exploring, with his heart on his sleeve, the wondrous stories, fascinating images, the grand and simple romance of others captured on the big screen. ![]() That exhilaration of waiting in line to see The Good The Bad and The Ugly, and the life-long impact that movie had. ![]() The essence of Cinema Paradiso came from that childhood love of film. ![]()
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