Giuseppe Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso to be screened in Mumbai

The notforprofit organization Film Heritage Foundation Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai Axis Bank and Education Partner IED Istituto Europeo di Design are proud to present a firstofitskind Italian film festival titled lsquoCinema Italian Style ndash Celebrating Tornatore And The Masters Of Italian CinemarsquoThe cultural extravaganza will be conducted from September 27 ndash 29 2024 in Mumbai at Regal Cinema MumbaiWith a longterm vision to celebrate the legends of Italian cinema and exhibit restored Italian classics from over the past decades the festival will be headlined by legendary Italian filmmaker and Oscarwinning director Giuseppe Tornatore for its inaugural editionThe 68yearold cinema legend will present the FHF Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinema Projection and will not only helm an interactive masterclass for budding film students but also deliver an exclusive sitdown fireside chat for film aficionados and the Indian film fraternityTo celebrate Giuseppe Tornatorersquos inaugural visit to India the festival will include a mini Tornatore retrospective and will include screenings of his cult classics such as Cinema Paradiso 1988 Malegravena 2000The threeday festival programme is a cinephilersquos feast that will showcase restored films of great Italian masters including Luchino Viscontirsquos Senso 1954 Federico Fellinirsquos La Dolce Vita 1960 Vittorio de Sicarsquos Marriage Italian Style 1964 and Sergio Leonersquos Once Upon A Time in America 1984Shivendra Singh Dungarpur Filmmaker and Director Film Heritage Foundation states ldquoFilm Heritage Foundation is delighted to share that a legend of Italian cinema Oscarwinning director Giuseppe Tornatore has agreed to come to Mumbai for his first visit to India in support of the foundation and the cause of film preservation During his time in Mumbai he will present the 4 K restoration of his film Cinema Paradiso one of the most beautiful and universally loved films of all time a timeless classic that has the power to move you no matter how many times you watch it The film will open a 3day film festival during which Mumbai audiences will have the amazing opportunity to immerse themselves in the beauty of his films the music of Ennio Morricone and the greatest of restored Italian classics by Vittorio de Sica Federico Fellini Luchino Visconti and Sergio Leone Watching these beautifully restored classics will remind the world that cinema is an art form that must be preserved and restored for future generations to enjoy We are privileged that Giuseppe Tornatore whose film Cinema Paradiso pays tribute to film projectionists has agreed to present the Film Heritage Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinema Projection at the opening of the film festival We would like to thank the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna and Axis Bank for partnering with us to make this unique celebration of Italian cinema possiblerdquoGuiseppe Tornatore states ldquoI am so happy to be coming to India for the first time I have known about the amazing work of Film Heritage Foundation in preserving and restoring Indiarsquos cinematic heritage and I am so pleased that Film Heritage Foundation is partnering with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Mumbai for ldquoCinema Italian Stylerdquo a festival of Italian film heritage in Mumbai that will include some of my films I was delighted to hear that my film ldquoCinema Paradisordquo is known and loved in India and I am honoured that my films will be presented alongside the films of great Italian masters like Vittorio de Sica Luchino Visconti Federico Fellini and Sergei Leone I have been told that the Film Heritage Foundation will be presenting their second Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinema Projection and it would be my pleasure to present the award to the winning projectionist at the opening of the festival in MumbairdquoThe screenings are open to the general public on a first come first served basisFilm Screenings to take place1 Cinema Paradiso 1988 ndash Giuseppe Tornatorersquos Oscarwinning moving comingofage film ndash a love letter to cinema that is considered one of the greatest films of all time2 Ennio 2021 ndash Giuseppe Tornatorersquos documentary celebrating the life and legacy of Ennio Morricone considered one of the most prolific and greatest film music composers of all time3 Malegravena 2000 ndash Giuseppe Tornatorersquos acclaimed film starring the gorgeous Monica Bellucci in an unforgettable role4 Marriage Italian Style 1964 ndash Vittorio de Sicarsquos acclaimed romantic comedy starring the glamorous Sophia Loren and screen idol Marcello Mastroianni5 Senso 1954 ndash a lush Technicolor tragic romance that is an extraordinary evocation of reckless emotions and deranged lust from one of cinemarsquos great sensualists ndash Luchino Visconti6 La Dolce Vita 1960 ndash Federico Fellinirsquos biggest hit offering a damning critique of the culture of stardom provides a prescient glimpse of just how gossip and fameobsessed our society would become7 Once Upon a Time in America 1984 ndash Sergio Leones visually stunning stylistically bold and emotionally haunting epic crime drama filled with great performances from the likes of Robert De Niro and James Woods