We are delighted to announce that the May Film Tour, organised by access>CINEMA and the Irish Film Institute (IFI) to coincide with the Bealtaine Festival, will again take place in 2025.

This year the theme of the Bealtaine Festival continues to be Lust for Life, based on Iggy Pop’s iconic punk-era song celebrating life’s dreams and ambitions.

Access>CINEMA asked a group of volunteers to work together to choose the titles for the tour. The group - comprising of volunteers from Droichead Arts Centre, Dunamaise Arts Centre and Mermaid Arts Centre, along with their IFI Wild Strawberry counterparts - chose the title:

Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo cinema Paradiso).

A winner of awards across the world, including: the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar; 5 BAFTA Awards including Best Actor, Original Screenplay and Score; the Grand Prize of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival; and many more.

Giuseppe Tornatore's loving homage to the cinema tells the story of Salvatore, a successful film director, returning home for the funeral of Alfredo, his old friend who was the projectionist at the local cinema throughout his childhood. Soon, memories of his first love affair with the beautiful Elena and all the highs and lows that shaped his life come flooding back, as Salvatore reconnects with the community he left 30 years earlier.

A CELEBRATION OF YOUTH, FRIENDSHIP, AND THE EVERLASTING MAGIC OF THE MOVIES

We would like to thank Arrow Video for supporting the screenings of Cinema Paradiso.

The May Film Tour is supported by The Arts Council of Ireland.

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore

123 mins | Italy | 1988 | PG | Italian

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