Giuseppe Tornatore
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.
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Movies (49)
Brunello - Il visionario garbato
Director (Directing)
2025
Titanus 1904
as Self
2024
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
as Self
2022
Ennio
as Self
2022
All Star - Ritorno al cinema
as Proiezionista
2021
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
as Himself
2020
Devotion
Director (Directing)
2020
Citizen Rosi
as Self
2019
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
as Self
2019
Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa
as Self
2019
24/25 Il fotogramma in più
as Self
2018
Cinque mondi
as Self
2016
Correspondence
Writer (Writing)
2016
I Don't Know the Men of this City
2015
Born in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa
as Self
2015
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
as Self
2014
Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori
as Self
2014
Mafia Millionaires
Thanks (Crew)
2014
Tutte le storie di Piera
2014
Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth
as Self
2014
C'era una volta il prossimamente
as Self
2014
The Best Offer
Director (Directing)
2013
Il Mago di Esselunga
Director (Directing)
2011
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
as Self
2010
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
as Self
2010
Everybody's Fine
Original Film Writer (Writing)
2009
Baaria
Director (Directing)
2009
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
2009
Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema
2007
A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise
as Self
2006
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
as Self
2006
The Unknown Woman
Screenplay (Writing)
2006
Marcello, una vita dolce
as Self
2006
Under a False Name
Thanks (Crew)
2004
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
as Self
2004
The Magic of Fellini
as Self (archive footage)
2002
A Dream of Sicily
as Self
2000
The Prince's Manuscript
Producer (Production)
2000
Malena
Director (Directing)
2000
The Legend of 1900
Director (Directing)
1998
Bakunin's Son
Producer (Production)
1997
The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth
as Self
1997
The Star Maker
Director (Directing)
1995
Lo schermo a tre punte
Screenplay (Writing)
1995
Ennio Morricone
as Self
1995
A Pure Formality
Director (Directing)
1994
The King of Ads
Director (Directing)
1991
Especially on Sunday
Director (Directing)
1991
Everybody's Fine
Director (Directing)
1990
