Film Night – Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Giuseppe Tornatore’s loving homage to the cinema tells the story of Salvatore, a successful film director, returning home for the funeral of Alfredo, 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 and all the high and lows that shaped his life come flooding back, as Salvatore reconnects with the community he left 30 years earlier.

The film which started it all for Shiny Side Down film club, this was their first presentation in 2014 and is a beautiful, moving masterpiece of filmmaking.

Won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film & 5 BAFTA’s. Music by Ennio Morricone

Running time: 2hrs 4mins