100 YEARS OF CINEMA - NUOVO CINEMA PARADISO

Presumably, Cinema Plaza has existed for a little longer, but the earliest provable document of the existence of Cinema Ankerpaleis in the Handelsstraat dates from 1926. A thorough reason for both Plazapeters Jan & Kris De Smet to celebrate the centenary in 2026 with some gems from film history. Salvatore, a successful director, returns to his native village in Sicily after 30 years when he hears from his mother that his dear friend Alfredo has passed away. Alfredo was the projectionist of the local cinema Cinema Paradiso. Cinema Paradiso is a beautiful ode to love and cinema and, in addition to the Oscar Beste Buitenlandse Film, won countless awards: Premi David di Donatello for best music (Ennio Morricone), Golden Globe for best foreign film, European Film Award for best actor and director, special jury prize in Cannes. direction: Giuseppe Tornatore • with Antonella Attili, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli • 1989 • 120 min