Cinema Paradiso: The film that made me fall in love

"Life isn't like in the movies. Life... is much harder." - Alfredo

The film that made me fall in love with Italian Cinema was a film set in an Italian Cinema. It is a story about coming of age, a romance, a comedy, a social commentary on post-war Sicily, a reflection on the past, about chasing dreams, and at the centre of the film is a friendship for the ages found between two people who are ages apart.