Classic Sundays and National cinema Day
Cinema Paradiso
An Oscar-winning, charming drama about friendship and childhood that truly captures the magic of cinema. Includes intermission for refreshments. Plus, FREE POPCORN for National Cinema Day!
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast includes: Philippe Noiret, Salvatore Cascio
Join us for classic sundays and vote for your greatest film of all time!
155 Mins / 1988 / Italy, Subtitles
Sight and Sound's 'Top 100 Greatest Films of all time' is the critics poll the magazine takes each decade with more than 1,600 critics, to test the temperature of what is considered a classic!
This year, we are screening one of the choices from the poll each month, as part of our new Sunday Classics series. At the screenings, we invite you to join the conversation and vote for YOUR own classic, which we'll screen at the end of 2024 as part of our very own Audience Poll!
The ultimate film about the love of cinema, this Oscar-winning international sensation is a heartstring-plucking ode to the magic of the big screen.
If ever a movie came from the heart, it was Giuseppe Tornatore’s nostalgic Cinema Paradiso, from 1988. This classic homage to the power of cinema and the collective viewing experience is a perfect Sunday treat for adults and children alike.
The story follows a successful but jaded Italian filmmaker who recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist. The film recalls his Sicilian upbringing: he was a cheeky scamp called Totò (Salvatore Cascio) helping out in the cinema booth, learning to love movie magic and becoming a friend to the old projectionist Alfredo (Philippe Noiret), in a special place whose movies were censored by the local priest, and whose interior was designed to look like a church, with an altar under the screen.
Intermission for refreshments and break will take place midway through the film. Plus, FREE POPCORN for National Cinema Day!
Coastal Currents exhibition
Before every screening during September, you can also enjoy this year's Coastal Currents art exhibition at the Electric Palace: ENTER THE DRAGON.
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