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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.


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Born:
May 27, 1956 In Bagheria, Sicilia, Italia
Movie/TV Credits:
21
First Appeared:
In the movie Cinema Paradiso 1988-11-17
Latest Project:
Movie Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America 2022-10-20
Known For
Filmography
Movie Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America Self 2022-10-20
Movie Ennio Self 2022-02-17
Movie All Star - Ritorno al cinema Proiezionista 2021-08-31
Movie Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana Self 2019-10-26
Movie Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa Self 2019-10-25
Movie Citizen Rosi Self 2019-11-18
Movie 24/25 Il fotogramma in più Self 2018-09-01
Movie Cinque mondi Self 2016-10-10
Movie Born in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa Self 2015-03-01
Movie Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth Self 2014-06-17
Movie C'era una volta il prossimamente Self 2014-04-22
Movie Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori Self 2014-10-23
Movie Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima Self 2014-11-18
Movie L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo Self 2010-09-07
Movie Dante Ferretti: Production Designer Self 2010-09-10
Movie Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso 2009-09-16
Movie Marcello, una vita dolce Self 2006-05-21
Movie The Magic of Fellini Self (archive footage) 2002-01-27
Movie The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth Self 1997-08-06
Movie Ennio Morricone Self 1995-01-01
Movie Cinema Paradiso Projectionist (uncredited) 1988-11-17