As part of Theater Thursdays: International Cinémathèque, we open our December screenings with a love letter to the movies themselves. Warm, nostalgic, and deeply moving, it celebrates the people and places that shape our passions and the memories that stay with us long after we leave home.

Cinema Paradiso follows Salvatore, a successful filmmaker who returns to his small Sicilian village after learning of the death of Alfredo, the projectionist who became a father figure to him as a boy. Through memories of the little town cinema where the whole community gathered, the film explores friendship, ambition, first love, and the bittersweet price of following your dreams.

Join us for a discussion following the film.

Theater Thursdays: International Cinémathèque
Cinema Paradiso [PG-13]
Thursday, December 10th, 2026
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM