Cinema Paradiso - 1988 - Italian

This is a Italian film and is a tribute to the cinema industry itself.

A little boy without a father is bewitched by movies and befriends the cinema operator in his town. He sees all of the movies played in the theater and the cinema operator is godfather to him.

When the kid grows up to be a young man, his godfather asks hime never to return to his town and sends him to city for work. The kid grows up to be a big director and returns to his town for the funeral of his godfather. and reminisces about his childhood days.

A great movie.