Biography
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.
Filmography
all 46
Movies 45
self 20
Director 20
Writer 3
Producer 2
TV Shows 1
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022)
Ennio (2022)
All Star - Ritorno al cinema (2021)
Buongiorno, tira il vento (2020)
Citizen Rosi (2019)
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana (2019)
Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa (2019)
24/25 Il fotogramma in più (2018)
Cinque mondi (2016)
Correspondence (2016)
Born in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa (2015)
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima (2014)
Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori (2014)
Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth (2014)
C'era una volta il prossimamente (2014)
The Best Offer (2013)
Il Mago di Esselunga (2011)
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer (2010)
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (2010)
Everybody's Fine (2009)
Baaria (2009)
A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise (2006)
The Unknown Woman (2006)
Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth (2004)
The Magic of Fellini (2002)
A Dream of Sicily (2000)
The Prince's Manuscript (2000)
Malena (2000)
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
Bakunin's Son (1997)
The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth (1997)
Il Grande Fausto (1995)
The Star Maker (1995)
Lo schermo a tre punte (1995)
Ennio Morricone (1995)
A Pure Formality (1994)
The King of Ads (1991)
Especially on Sunday (1991)
Everybody's Fine (1990)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
The Professor (1986)
One Hundred Days in Palermo (1984)
Diario di Guttuso (1982)
Paradiso
Il sognatore indiscreto
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1956-05-27 (67 years old)
Birth PlaceBagheria, Italy
Religionatheism
CitizenshipsItaly
Also Known AsPeppuccio Tornatore
AwardsBAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language, Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix, European Film Academy Special Jury Award, European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film, BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
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