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Title: Analysis of the movie "Cinema Paradiso"

In the earliest years of the cinema its power to show contemporary events was recognized and appreciated. More than anything else this unique quality secured popularity for the movie as a new form of instruction and entertainment. That is why the cinema is considered to be one of the best ways of spending leisure time. The cinema in Italy got the new creative urge with the films of Roberto Rossellini.

Later on there followed a number of realistic and astonishing movies under the guidance of famous directors: Giuseppe de Santis, Luigi Zampa, Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti and others. The plots of these films were centered around the social themes and first of all they had won the praise abroad and only then in Italy. Afterwards there came out the movies of Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, and Bernardo Bertolucci that appealed to the deep and profound interest of its viewers at home and abroad.

Italian movie stars who became popular not only in Italy but also abroad are: Sophia Loren, Giulietta Masina, Marcello Mastroianni, Raf Vallone, Monica Vitti, and Anna Magnani. The Italian cinema industry had its rises and falls like cinema of any other country. Nevertheless, it shot many new films – documentary, science movies, science fiction films, feature, adventure, mystery, thriller, cartoon films and comic-centered movies inspired by cartoons and clowning - in which famous actors and actresses stared.

“Cinema Paradiso” is one of the most famous and astonishing Italian films which were released in the USA. This very movie concentrates on the significance of cinema in Italy and is highly regarded for its plot and scenery. The history of the Italian cinematography began right after the Luminere brothers had discovered the medium. At that time Pope Leo XIII was shown on the screen for a few seconds while blessing the camera (Clark, 1984, p. 74). The Italian movie industry appeared between 1903 and...

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