: The evocative music, composed by Ennio Morricone and his son Andrea, is central to the film's emotional impact.
: Decades later, Salvatore—now a famous director—returns for Alfredo's funeral and receives a final reel of film: a montage of all the "censored" kissing scenes Alfredo had been forced to cut over the years, a powerful symbol of lost innocence and enduring love. Key Facts Director Giuseppe Tornatore Awards Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1990) Starring Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
: The evocative music, composed by Ennio Morricone and his son Andrea, is central to the film's emotional impact.
: Decades later, Salvatore—now a famous director—returns for Alfredo's funeral and receives a final reel of film: a montage of all the "censored" kissing scenes Alfredo had been forced to cut over the years, a powerful symbol of lost innocence and enduring love. Key Facts Director Giuseppe Tornatore Awards Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (1990) Starring
Philippe Noiret (Alfredo), Salvatore Cascio (young Totò), Jacques Perrin (adult Salvatore) Ennio Morricone
Odetta was one of the defining voices of American folk music. Though she had been trained in classical music, she was drawn to spirituals, work songs, traditional ballads, and blues. These songs told the stories of true life – of struggle and of those who overcame oppression. Odetta used her theater training and deep resonant voice to bring these messages to life. Her work inspired later artists like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, served as a soundtrack for the social reforms of the 1960s, and led to her honorary title as “The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement” and “The Queen of Folk Music.
Anna Mary Moses spent the last twenty years of her life as a beloved and celebrated artist after a hobby became an occupation in the most astonishing way.
Anna Mary Moses was born when Abraham Lincoln was president and died when John Kennedy was; she lived through one Civil, and two World wars, and was one of the first women in the US to legally vote. Because her life was so full, she didn’t take up painting as her primary hobby until she was in her 70s, and was on a rocketship of world fame as a celebrated artist until she was in her 80s.
