A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
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Philippe Noiret as Alfredo
Jacques Perrin as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
Marco Leonardi as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)
Salvatore Cascio as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)
Agnese Nano as Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)
Antonella Attili as Maria Di Vita (young)
Pupella Maggio as Maria Di Vita (aged)
Enzo Cannavale as Spaccafico
Isa Danieli as Anna
Leo Gullotta as Ignazio, usher
Leopoldo Trieste as Father Adelfio
Tano Cimarosa as Fabbro, blacksmith
Nicola Di Pinto as Village idiot
Roberta Lena as Lia
Nino Terzo as Peppino's Father
Turi Giuffrida as
Mimmo Mignemi as
Mariella Lo Giudice as
Giorgio Libassi as
Beatrice Palme as
Ignazio Pappalardo as
Angela Leontini as
Turi Killer as
Angelo Tosto as
Franco Catalano as
Nellina Lagana as
Margherita Mignemi as
Giuseppe Pellegrino as
Concetta Borpagano as
Brigitte Fossey as Elena Mendola (adult) (in Director's cut) (uncredited)