Publisher's Synopsis
Cinema, for me, has been much more than just a form of entertainment.
It has been a place of refuge, a means to explore emotions that I wouldn't know how to express in real life, a window into otherwise unreachable worlds. It was a haven where I could be vulnerable, where I could let myself feel emotions and sensations that I would otherwise keep hidden.
Every film that touched me was like an encounter with an unknown part of myself, a wordless conversation between the screen and my heart, a silent dialogue that allowed me to look inside and discover hidden aspects of my soul.
Those moments of connection with the story, the characters, the images, and the music were a form of therapy for me, a chance to explore my deepest self.
This book is not just a tribute to cinema but also an intimate journey through the films that made me grow, dream, suffer, and be reborn, films that accompanied me through the most difficult and the happiest moments, gifting me with indelible emotions.
The images contained in the following pages are not simply illustrations; they are the embodiment of the sensations those films left in my soul.
Every frame, every scene that stayed with me, became a vision, a composition that seeks to capture the essence of that experience.
Every detail was carefully chosen to represent not only what was seen on screen but also what moved within me as I watched.
These images represent an attempt to give visible form to sensations that are difficult to describe in words, a way to make tangible those moments of wonder, sadness, and reflection that profoundly changed me.
This book, therefore, is my attempt to share that journey with you: a journey made of light and shadows, of stories that belong to us more than we are willing to admit.
A journey that does not just celebrate cinema but explores its power of connection, its ability to unite people through shared emotions, to make us feel less alone, to make us reflect on ourselves and the world. Whether you are a cinema enthusiast, a dreamer, or simply curious, I hope you can find a bit of yourself among these pages, because, in the end, cinema is not just entertainment: it is a mirror of our humanity, a reflection of our dreams and fears, a way to explore what it means to be alive.
