The film is widely regarded by critics on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes as one of the most influential and heart-wrenching foreign films of all time. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso & the Train That Keeps Leaving
Philippe Noiret (Alfredo), Salvatore Cascio (young Totò), Jacques Perrin (adult Salvatore) Ennio Morricone Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Set in a small Sicilian village after World War II, the film follows , nicknamed "Totò," a fatherless boy who finds a second home in the local theater, the Cinema Paradiso. The film is widely regarded by critics on
: After a theater fire leaves Alfredo blind, young Totò rescues him and takes over as the village projectionist. Salvatore Cascio (young Totò)
