Italian Film Club: Cinema Paradiso | Nerve Cinema
Date: 17 April 2025
Venue: Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street, Derry, Derry, BT48 6HJ
Relive Torantore's Italian classic on the big screen.
Winner of various awards across the world including the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar®, 5 BAFTAs and the Grand Prize of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival, Giuseppe Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso is a love letter to the memory of childhood and enduring magic of cinema. Featuring a breathtaking score from iconic maestro Ennio Morricone, the film is a timeless jewel of classic world cinema and among the greatest Italian films of all time.
Cinema Paradiso tells the story of Salvatore (Jacques Perrin), a successful film director, returning home for the funeral of Alfredo (Philippe Noiret), his old friend who was the projectionist at the local cinema throughout his childhood. Soon memories of his first love affair with the beautiful Elena (Agnese Nano) and all the highs and lows that shaped his life come flooding back, as Salvatore reconnects with the community he left 30 years earlier.
Giuseppe Tornatore | Italy, France | 1988 | 124 mins | 12 | Subtitled
Italian Film Club at Nerve Cinema, a series of ongoing screenings showcases Italian culture and Italian language through contemporary and classic titles from Italian cinema.