Salvatore’s life is centered in the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo instills in the boy a love of films. Salvatore grows up, falls Continue reading Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso)
Film divas and volcanoes rumble in the documentary “The War of the Volcanoes,” one of the biggest jet-set love scandals of all times. Roberto Rosselini Continue reading The War of the Volcanoes (La guerra dei vulcani)
Rated R for Adult Content …On the day in 1940 that Italy enters the war, two things happen to the 12-year-old Renato: he gets his Continue reading Malèna
Giulietta Masina won Best Actress at Cannes as the title character of one of Fellini’s most haunting films. Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Continue reading Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti di Cabiria)
Forty-something Irene had a dream job: undercover luxury hotel inspector. Her work carries her to wonderful, elegant settings, from Paris to Gstaad to Berlin to Continue reading A Five Star Life (Viaggio sola)
Bruno, a middle age bachelor, makes a living of sorts. He wanted to be a great writer but now survives by ghost writing books for Continue reading Easy! (Scialla!)
Luciano, a Neapolitan fishmonger, endures a low-key existence with his wife and young children, enthusiastically hawking fish from his tiny stand and running cheap scams Continue reading Reality
Date: Saturday, May 2 Location: Firehouse Museum Theater in Little Italy. Doors open at 6:30 PM, film begins at 7:00 PM In this elegant and chilling Continue reading Long Live Freedom (Viva la libertà)
Date: Saturday, April 4 Location: Firehouse Museum Theater in Little Italy. Doors open at 6:30 PM, film begins at 7:00 PM Winner of the Grand Jury Continue reading The Stolen Children (Il ladro di bambini)
Date: Saturday, March 7 Location: Firehouse Museum Theater in Little Italy. Doors open at 6:30 PM, film begins at 7:00 PM Levi, a prominent anti-fascist author Continue reading Christ stopped at Eboli
(Cristo si e’ fermato a Eboli)