Watching Cinema Paradiso for the very first time on a rainy Monday afternoon.

So its Monday again, and here in Melbourne its a cold and rainy day. 

The perfect day for my first blog ever......

 but before we start let's enjoy The Carpenters (a little off topic I know ) with the song of the day.

 Anyway

So what to do on this perfect time waster of a day?   

I know! Watch a film that I have (for no particular reason) seemed to have passed by. 

Well its been 23 years since its debut and today I sat down and watched a Blu-ray copy of Cinema Paradiso for the very first time.

I've recently been visting the For The Dishwasher blog which is an amazing site with an astonashing amount of quality cinema uploads and a site I will most probably be praising here quite  few times. 

http://forthedishwasher.blogspot.com/ 

In a post about the 2001 film "Rain" they write:

"I've always been a sucker for "coming-of-age" stories like Catcher In the Rye and Good Times/Bad Times, and films like Summer of '42 and Cinema Paradiso, which turn me into a bowl of mush."

 So finally it was time for me to see what the fuss about this film was about.

Wow, mush indeed, it was just beautiful from beginning to end. 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095765/ 

I can't say nothing wrong about it. 

And I ain't gonna ramble on about it either. If your already fan then you already know and if you have not seen this already (and have a soul) then do make some time for it. 

My favorite line in the film,

Alfredo - " You know how it is, sooner or later a time comes when it's all the same whether you talk or not. So you might as well just shut up"

My sentiments exactly! (despite all irony)

 So that's all for today.

 Just a little one to start of with.

'till next time, Ciao.

Nik.C