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Giuseppe Tornatore

Giuseppe Tornatore

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1956-05-27

Birth Place

Bagheria, Sicilia, Italia

Movies and TV shows :

24/25 Il fotogramma in più

24/25 Il fotogramma in più

2018

6.0

Movie
A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise

A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise

2006

0.0

Movie
A Dream of Sicily

A Dream of Sicily

2000

0.0

Movie
All Star - Ritorno al cinema

All Star - Ritorno al cinema

2021

7.6

Movie
Born in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa

Born in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa

2015

0.0

Movie
C'era una volta il prossimamente

C'era una volta il prossimamente

2014

0.0

Movie
Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa

Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa

2019

0.0

Movie
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana

Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana

2019

7.6

Movie
Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth

Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth

2014

0.0

Movie
Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso

1988

8.4

Movie
Cinque mondi

Cinque mondi

2016

6.5

Movie
Citizen Rosi

Citizen Rosi

2019

7.8

Movie
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer

Dante Ferretti: Production Designer

2010

6.3

Movie
Ennio

Ennio

2022

8.4

Movie
Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone

1995

6.7

Movie
Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori

Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori

2014

0.0

Movie
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

2009

0.0

Movie
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima

Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima

2014

9.0

Movie
Good Morning, the Wind Blows

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

2020

0.0

Movie
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

2010

6.5

Movie
Marcello, una vita dolce

Marcello, una vita dolce

2006

5.2

Movie
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

2022

7.3

Movie
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

2004

0.0

Movie
The Magic of Fellini

The Magic of Fellini

2002

2.8

Movie
The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth

The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth

1997

0.0

Movie
Titanus 1904

Titanus 1904

2024

0.0

Movie