A Plot Summary of the Film "Cinema Paradiso" Essay

In the film "Cinema Paradiso", Toto, themain character, is a lost child without a father to provide a male rolemodel. The story begins after Toto is informed of the death of his dearestfriend, Alfredo. At this point, Toto is a mature man and a successful filmdirector, having long ago left his home town, Giancaldo. Throughout themovie, however, Toto is a young boy with little parental support and direction.The young Toto develops a friendship with Alfredo, the film projectionistat Giancaldo's only cinema, the Cinema Paradiso. Alfredo takes Toto underhis supervision and eventually agrees to take him as an apprentice. AsToto becomes familiar with the inside of the projection booth, he alsolearns about life. Alfredo becomes the father Toto has never had. "CinemaParadiso" demonstrates, through Toto's relationship with Alfredo, thatall children need parents to guide and support them to adulthood.The absence of parental guidancein Totos life has been a reoccurring theme throughout the film.While he goes to school all day, he spends his nights with Alfredo in theprojection booth. Although Totos mother is still alive she is unableto provide him with the male role model that every small boy needs. Itis as if her soul died with the disappearance of her husband, Totos father.Without someone to look up to, Toto, continually gets himself into trouble.This remains true in many families across the world, that without the amplesupport of both parents, many children find themselves lost.Toto's father leaves Italy to fightin World War II when Toto is very young and has no recollection of hisfather. Alfredo knows that an adult male role model is missing in Toto'slife. In one scene, in which Toto, who works also as an altar boy, walkswith the village priest in the intolerably hot summer sun, Alfredo passesthem on a bicycle. Because Toto is too lazy to walk back to the village,he feigns a leg injury and hitches a ride behind Alfredo. As both of themride back to Giancaldo, Toto asks Alfredo about his...

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