Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Bagheria near Palermo, Tornatore developed an interest in acting and the theatre from at least the age of 16 and put on works by Luigi Pirandello and Eduardo De Filippo. He worked initially as a freelance photographer. Then, switching to cinema, he made his debut with Le minoranze etniche in Sicilia (The Ethnic Minorities in Sicily), a collaborative documentary film which won a Salerno Festival prize. He then worked for RAI before releasing his first full-length film, Il Camorrista, in 1985. This evoked a positive response from audience and critics alike and Tornatore was awarded the Silver Ribbon for best new director. Tornatore's best known screen work was released in 1988: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, a film narrating the life of a successful film director who has returned to his native town in Sicily for the funeral of his mentor. This obtained worldwide success and won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Subsequently Tornatore released several other films. In 2007 he won the Silver George for Best Director at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival for The Unknown Woman.
Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Bagheria near Palermo, Tornatore developed an interest in acting and the theatre from at least the age of 16 and put on works by Luigi Pirandello and Eduardo De Filippo. He worked initially as a freelance photographer. Then, switching to cinema, he made his debut with Le minoranze etniche in Sicilia (The Ethnic Minorities in Sicily), a collaborative documentary film which won a Salerno Festival prize. He then worked for RAI before releasing his first full-length film, Il Camorrista, in 1985. This evoked a positive response from audience and critics alike and Tornatore was awarded the Silver Ribbon for best new director. Tornatore's best known screen work was released in 1988: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, a film narrating the life of a successful film director who has returned to his native town in Sicily for the funeral of his mentor. This obtained worldwide success and won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Subsequently Tornatore released several other films. In 2007 he won the Silver George for Best Director at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival for The Unknown Woman.
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Filmography (Movies)
Titanus 1904
Character:Self
Release Date:17/10/2024
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Character:Self
Release Date:20/10/2022
Ennio
Character:Self
Release Date:17/02/2022
All Star - Ritorno al cinema
Character:Proiezionista
Release Date:31/08/2021
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
Character:Himself
Release Date:10/12/2020
Citizen Rosi
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Character:Self
Release Date:26/10/2019
Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa
Character:Self
Release Date:25/10/2019
24/25 Il fotogramma in più
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/2018
Cinque mondi
Character:Self
Release Date:10/10/2016
I Don't Know the Men of this City
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Release Date:04/09/2015
Born in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/2015
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2014
Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori
Character:Self
Release Date:23/10/2014
Tutte le storie di Piera
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Release Date:26/06/2014
Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth
Character:Self
Release Date:17/06/2014
C'era una volta il prossimamente
Character:Self
Release Date:22/04/2014
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/2010
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Character:Self
Release Date:07/09/2010
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
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Release Date:16/09/2009
Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema
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Release Date:18/10/2007
A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2006
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2006
Marcello, una vita dolce
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/2006
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
Character:Self
Release Date:17/06/2004
The Magic of Fellini
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/01/2002
A Dream of Sicily
Character:Self
Release Date:09/06/2000
The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth
Character:Self
Release Date:06/08/1997
Ennio Morricone
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1995
Cinema Paradiso
Character:Projectionist (uncredited)
Release Date:17/11/1988
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