Cinema Paradiso: 1988  Academy Award for Best Foreign Film (Italian) with fabulous music by Ennio Morricone last heard in CHS’s own symphony.  The story of a young Sicilian who discovers the perfect escape from his war-torn village in the Cinema Paradiso movie house where he develops a deep love of film and goes on to pursue filmmaking though confronted by loss and grief as he matures.  2 hrs 35 mins

Overview~ Young Salvatore Di Vita (Salvatore Cascio) discovers the perfect escape from life in his war-torn Sicilian village: the Cinema Paradiso movie house, where projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret) instills in the boy a deep love of films. When Salvatore grows up, falls in love with a beautiful local girl (Agnese Nano) and takes over as the Paradiso’s projectionist, Alfredo must convince Salvatore to leave his small town and pursue his passion for filmmaking.