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Cinema Paradiso (Extended version) Giuseppe Tornatore This crowd-pleasing, Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner is an affectionate salute to the magic of the movies and the individuals who spend their lives in the projection booth. Philippe Noiret stars as Alfredo, the projectionist for a small Sicilian village movie palace, who opens up new worlds for one very inquisitive child. With Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio, Pupella Maggio and Marco Leonardi. This is the extended version of the film released in 2002, with 51 minutes of footage cut from the original 1989 U.S. release. The DVD also includes the original, 123-minute 1989 release version. Italian with English subtitles. Italy, 1989, 173 mins. DVD | $44.95
The Legend of 1900 Giuseppe Tornatore The director of Cinema Paradiso and Malena made his first English language feature with this romantic fable about a talented pianist (Tim Roth) who has spent his entire life on board a luxury liner, perfecting his musical skills while avoiding the pitfalls of the real world. When a beautiful girl captures his heart, he is tempted to leave his haven behind. Also starring the always fine Pruitt Taylor Vince (Heavy), with Clarence Williams III as Jelly Roll Morton. The DVD is letterboxed and includes music video for "Lost Boys Calling" by Roger Waters and Eddie Van Halen. Music by Ennio Morricone. Italy, 1998, 123 mins. DVD | $37.95
Malena Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso, Everybody's Fine) casts beautiful Monica Bellucci as a war widow resented by her neighbors in her small coastal village because of her allure and unfairly labeled as a woman of loose morals. An adolescent boy, who has made her the object of his fantasies, comes to realize her virtue as World War II and the rise of fascism leads to more conflict within the community. "Tornatore may have a big heart, but he doesn't have an empty head. He eludes sentimentality with a romantic vision wide enough to embrace the range of human experience" (Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle). In Italian with English subtitles. Italy, 2000, 92 mins. DVD | $37.95
The Star Maker Giuseppe Tornatore From the director of Cinema Paradiso comes this story of Joe Morelli "the Star Maker," a con man who travels from village to village posing as a talent scout for a big movie studio. The chance he offers to simple people causes them to open up and share their innermost feelings. Joe is content to live off the gullible until he meets a woman who changes his life. In Italian with English subtitles. Italy, 1995, 107 mins. DVD | $37.95
