Overcome Evil with Good

The piece is inspired by the 1988 film, "Cinema Paradiso". It is a few years after World War II. Six-year-old Salvatore is the mischievous, intelligent son of a war widow. Nicknamed Toto, he discovers a love for films and spends every free moment at the movie house Cinema Paradiso. Ultimately the story turns on the classic plot-line of the protagonist saving the minor character only to find out that the minor character has become the protagonist and hero. The old man saves the boy and the boy saves the old man. The bell represents hope and a future proclamation.