http://movies.tvguide.com/cinema-paradiso/127867?rss=object The latest on Cinema Paradiso TV Guide RSS Publishing Engine V 1.0 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 1440 http://www.tvguide.com/images/tvg_rss_logo.gif http://movies.tvguide.com/cinema-paradiso/127867?rss=object http://video.tvguide.com/ID/820284?rss=object <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/820284?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://videodetective.com/photos/072/00306321_.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="Cinema Paradiso" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>Cinema Paradiso offers a nostalgic look at films and the effect they have on a young boy who grows up in and around the title village movie theater in this Italian comedy drama that is based on the life and times of screenwriter/director Giuseppe Tornatore. The story begins in the present as a Sicilian mother pines for her estranged son, Salvatore, who left many years ago and has since become a prominent Roman film director who has taken the advice of his mentor too literally. He finally returns to his home village to attend the funeral of the town's former film projectionist, Alfredo, and, in so doing, embarks upon a journey into his boyhood just after WWII when he became the man's official son. In the dark confines of the Cinema Paradiso, the boy and the other townsfolk try to escape from the grim realities of post-war Italy. The town censor is also there to insure nothing untoward appears onscreen, invariably demanding that all kissing scenes be edited out. One day, Salvatore saves Alfredo's life after a f</p> Video Detective http://video.tvguide.com/ID/820284?rss=object Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:08:58 -0400 <p><a href="http://video.tvguide.com/ID/820284?rss=object"><img align="left" border="0" src="http://videodetective.com/photos/072/00306321_.jpg" width="60" height="45" alt="Cinema Paradiso" style="margin:0 5px 5px" /></a>Cinema Paradiso offers a nostalgic look at films and the effect they have on a young boy who grows up in and around the title village movie theater in this Italian comedy drama that is based on the life and times of screenwriter/director Giuseppe Tornatore. The story begins in the present as a Sicilian mother pines for her estranged son, Salvatore, who left many years ago and has since become a prominent Roman film director who has taken the advice of his mentor too literally. He finally returns to his home village to attend the funeral of the town's former film projectionist, Alfredo, and, in so doing, embarks upon a journey into his boyhood just after WWII when he became the man's official son. In the dark confines of the Cinema Paradiso, the boy and the other townsfolk try to escape from the grim realities of post-war Italy. The town censor is also there to insure nothing untoward appears onscreen, invariably demanding that all kissing scenes be edited out. One day, Salvatore saves Alfredo's life after a f</p> Cinema Paradiso