Fine Movie Classics - 25 April 25

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There’s hauntingly beautiful music in a medley from 3 films by Zbigniew Preisner. Also a loving tribute to a film which itself is a loving tribute to cinema and film, “Cinema Paradiso”. Plus the true story of a poor Chinese boy who became an international ball star, and one woman’s tribute to Julia Childs who was the first to bring French cuisine to American TV screens. That’s in “Julie & Julia”.

25 Apr English South Africa TV & Film · Film History

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