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Priest's faces while watching the movie..


... Amazing :).

I am referring to the scenes where the priest watches the movie before everyone else to cut all the kissing parts.

The faces and giggling he does are exaggerated on purpose, a little bit like "commedia dell'arte" masks, and a bit like Totò -the actor- that is also present in one of the movies shown in the Cinema Paradiso.

It's also another way to highlight the impact that the cinema has had on millions of people's lives, Totò and Tornatore included.

And also Totò's -the kid- faces while he hides behind the curtains are noteworthy.

Just wondering if someone else noticed that and found it a great scene as that's one of the parts I went back to watch several times.


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Nobody.. ? :)

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Of course! It's a great film and young Toto does a lot of over acting, but that's all part of his charm. His cheeky grin from behind the curtains is marvellous.

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