Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso released in 1988 is an Italian film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. The film won several awards outside of it's home country including the 1989 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

This blogs will be a little different. I'm just going to give 10 memorable scenes.

10. When Salvatore (aka Toto) recieves the phone call informing him of Alfredo's death.

9. Young Salvatore in the film room of the Cinema Paradiso learning how to use the film machine from Alfredo.

8. Alfredo projecting a film onto a building when the theatre is closed for the evening.

7. The fire that causes Alfredo's blindness from which Toto rescues Alfredo.

6. Elena, Toto's first love, visits him in the Cinema Paradiso after he waited outside her window for 100 nights.

5. Toto goes to war and comes back more somber than he was before.

4. Cinema Paradiso is rebuilt after the fire by Ciccio, a lucky citizen of the town who won some money in the football lottery.

3. Toto accidentally sets fire to some pictures in his home including a picture of his deceased father. His mother is in hysterics.

2. The Cinema Paradiso is demolished symbolizing a part of Toto's childhood dying.

1. Alfredo makes Toto promise the he will never return to the village once he has left. Toto keeps his promise until Alfredo dies.