Oscar Award-winning director to visit the Sault

NEWS RELEASE
MARCONI CULTURAL CENTRE
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Oscar Award-winning co-writer and co-director of Cinema Paradiso, Vanna Paoli will visit Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday, June 30 to host a screening of her film which won an Oscar in 1989.

The landmark film reflects her co-writer and co-director Giuseppe Tornatore’s experience as a teenage movie projectionist in Bagheria, Sicily.

Following Cinema Paradiso, Paoli directed Lungo il fiume (Along the River) and La Casa Rosa (The Pink House). The director’s night event will include a pre-film reception in Nonna’s Cucina at The Marconi where Vanna will meet and greet with those in attendance.

“It’s a memorable movie, something you’ll never forget. The story, the music, the cinematography; its romantic, funny and heart wrenching, all set in a small town in Italy. It’s a celebration of youth and the magic of the movies,” said Rosetta Sicoli, general manager of the Marconi Cultural Centre.

Tickets are $15 per person including hst and gratuity and are available in advance or at the door. The pre film reception starts at 7 p.m. to be followed by the screening.

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