Young Salvatore Di Vita discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful local girl and takes over as the Paradiso’s projectionist, Alfredo must convince Salvatore to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking. Shown in Italian with English subtitles.
(1988) 123 minutes, PG. Drama. Showing at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 24th in the Library’s Meeting Room. Shown with captions.