Cinema Paradiso

This tender, Oscar(R)-winning saga is a critical and commercial triumph that chronicles a boy's wondrous childhood in the small Sicilian village of Giancaldo. It's a time spent largely in Cinema Paradiso, the local bijou where Alfredo the projectionist (Philippe Noiret) uses movies to broaden the boy's horizons and make him hungry for the world outside their village. This splendid saga stars Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio, Roberta Lena and Mario Leonardi.