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.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
May 27, 1956Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
46Place of birth
Bagheria, Sicilia, ItaliaAlso known as
Peppuccio TornatoreCast credits
C'era una volta il prossimamente
SelfThe Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
SelfCinema Paradiso
Projectionist (uncredited)Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
SelfA Dream of Sicily
Self24/25 Il fotogramma in più
SelfCinque mondi
SelfL'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
SelfCitizen Rosi
SelfEnnio Morricone
SelfDante Ferretti: Production Designer
SelfThe Man with the Cigar in His Mouth
SelfEnrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori
SelfCecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
SelfThe Magic of Fellini
Self (archive footage)A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise
SelfAll Star - Ritorno al cinema
ProiezionistaEnnio
SelfCrew credits
The Legend of 1900
Director, ScreenplayThe Unknown Woman
Screenplay, DirectorMalena
Director, ScreenplayCinema Paradiso
Director, Screenplay, StoryBaaria
Director, WriterThe Star Maker
Director, Story, ScreenplayEverybody's Fine
Director, WriterA Pure Formality
Story, Screenplay, Director, EditorThe Professor
Director, Story, ScreenplayEspecially on Sunday
Director, AdaptationThe Best Offer
Director, WriterCorrespondence
Director, WriterBakunin's Son
ProducerEnnio
Director, Screenplay, StoryThe King of Ads
DirectorL'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
DirectorIl Mago di Esselunga
Director, WriterEverybody's Fine
Original Film WriterOne Hundred Days in Palermo
Screenplay, Second Unit DirectorDiario di Guttuso
Director