 Cinema Paradiso 1988  PG, 123 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio, Marco Leonardi, Agnese Nano, Leopoldo Trieste, Nino Terzo, Roberta Lena, Nicola Di Pinto, Pupella Maggio
In this winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Salvatore Devitto (Jacques Perrin) succeeds in the professional world of filmmaking, but when he finally returns to his hometown, he finds the secret to happiness.
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The Flight of the Innocent 1992  R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Carlo Carlei
Cast: Manuel Colao, Federico Pacifici, Nicola Di Pinto, Francesca Neri, Jacques Perrin, Sal Borgese, Guisi Cataldo, Lucio Zagaria, Anita Zagaria, Massimo Lodolo, Gianfranco Barra, Giovanni Pallavicino
Young Vito (Manuel Colao) is the son of tough peasants and his father and brothers are kidnappers who currently hold the son of a rich family in custody. The innocent boy takes flight when his family is killed by a rival gang, and the chase is on as he tries to reach his Rome relatives.
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The Star Maker 1995 R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Sergio Castellitto, Tiziana Lodato, Franco Scaldati, Leopoldo Trieste, Clelia Rondinella, Tano Cimarosa, Nicola Di Pinto, Costantino Carrozza, Jane(2) Alexander, Tony Sperandeo
The ravages of World War II are still apparent in Sicily in the early 1950s as con man Joe Morelli (Sergio Castellitto) goes from one poor village to another pretending to be a cinama scout. For a fee, he will give a screen test to the people, and they flock to his tent, pouring out their life stories and dreams in hopes escaping their current situations. Then a poor, but beautiful, woman (Tiziana Lodate) arrives and wants Joe to take her with him. Nominated for the Best Foreign Film Academy Award.
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| 1. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
2. The Flight of the Innocent (1992)
3. The Star Maker (1995)
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