Through all this, Cinema Paradiso reminds us of our own stories, and tugs at the heart strings.
There is his remarkable friendship with the projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) who initiates him into cinema as a child, then there is Toto’s relationship with his mother, and a glimpse into his teenage years (young Toto played by Marco Leonardi), and also the girlfriend he leaves behind when there is nothing left for him in the town. But after seeing it and listening to our professor’s analysis, (he had also met the director in London and discussed the film) I knew why Cinema Paradiso took home the coveted Oscar.Ĭinema Paradiso is about Salvatore ‘Toto’ (played by Salvatore Cascio), a little boy from a small town who goes on to become a big filmmaker (Jaques Perrin as the older Toto) in the city. While watching it, I did not know that it had won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd edition of the Oscars.
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Film: Cinema Paradiso (Italian – 1988) Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Genre: Coming-of-age Dramaĭirector Giuseppe Tornatore’s Italian film Cinema Paradiso was shown to our Film Appreciation class at university in Mumbai years ago, and it was one of my first movie reviews. The common theme in these three films of different genres and countries of origin is tragedy. The films are Cinema Paradiso, Munich, and Blue is the Warmest Colour. The films I saw there and the things I learnt can be the subject for different articles and discussions at Cine Montage.įor now, as a new cinephile at this prestigious and vintage film club of my city, I shall talk about three of my favourite films before I attended FTII (and that I wrote about in my application for the course).
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The enriching time spent at the institute’s hallowed portals and that of the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) mean the world to me. Having studied the subject earlier too, and being a film critic at work, meant I needed to nurture my passion further. In 2018, I also managed to find time for and get through the one-month highly acclaimed and intensive film appreciation workshop at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. I could take up a hobby or spend time at home with family, and reading, gardening, cleaning, or simply doing nothing. I could skip watching Bigg Boss that I was forced to watch for work (phew!), and I could attend all days of a film festival and catch up on the best of World Cinema and masterclasses. So now, I could wake up at any time and not work 24×7. The end of 2017 is when for the first time in years I quit my day job and took a sabbatical, deciding to focus on personal development and health. Working as a journalist in a competitive city like Mumbai means I have little time to myself and my family. Written by Shweta Parande and published in the 2019 edition of Cine Montage Film Society, Nagpur’s annual magazine.