Every artist hopes to do what Guiseppe Tornatore did by making "Cinema Paradiso." I'm a young writer, and watching this film always fills me with the resolve to create a singular masterpiece that will unite every sensibility and belief I wish to espouse into a timeless whole: memories, comforts, desires, ideals. From the first frame it's clear that "Cinema Paradiso" is a deeply personal labor of love, and it deserves a spot on the cinematic landscape next to films like "Gone With The Wind," "Citizen Kane," "To Kill A Mockingbird," "8 1/ 2," and "Schindler's List." This film glows with passion and heart and is universally romantic (read: heterosexual men will be touched too, I think). It is a fitting tribute to a medium able to unify and diversify, repel and educate, entertain and enlighten. The final scenes are as moving and memorable as anything I've experienced, and that includes real events in my own life.
Review of Cinema Paradiso
