Giuseppe Tornatore

Directing·May 27, 1956·Bagheria, Sicilia, Italia

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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.

Film	Credit
Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis2026 · Self	Self
Brunello: The Gracious Visionary2025 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Ferdinando Scianna - Il fotografo dell'ombra2025 · Self	Self
Titanus 19042024 · Self	Self
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America2022 · Self	Self
Ennio2022 · Self, Director, Screenplay	Self, Director, Screenplay
All Star - Ritorno al cinema2021 · Proiezionista	Proiezionista
Good Morning, the Wind Blows2020 · Self	Self
Devotion2020 · Director	Director
Citizen Rosi2019 · Self	Self
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana2019 · Self	Self
Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa2019 · Self	Self
24/25 Il fotogramma in più2018 · Self	Self
Cinque mondi2016 · Self	Self
Correspondence2016 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
I Don't Know the Men of this City2015 · Actor	Actor
BBorn in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa2015 · Self	Self
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima2014 · Self	Self
Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori2014 · Self	Self
Tutte le storie di Piera2014 · Actor	Actor
Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth2014 · Self	Self
C'era una volta il prossimamente2014 · Self	Self
The Best Offer2013 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Il Mago di Esselunga2011 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer2010 · Self	Self
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo2010 · Self, Director	Self, Director
Baaria2009 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso2009 · Actor	Actor
IIntervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema2007 · Actor	Actor
A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise2006 · Self	Self
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema2006 · Self	Self
The Unknown Woman2006 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Marcello, una vita dolce2006 · Self	Self
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth2004 · Self	Self
The Magic of Fellini2002 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Malena2000 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Dream of Sicily2000 · Self	Self
The Prince's Manuscript2000 · Producer	Producer
The Legend of 19001998 · Director, Screenplay, Writer	Director, Screenplay, Writer
Bakunin's Son1997 · Producer	Producer
The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth1997 · Self	Self
The Star Maker1995 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
LLo schermo a tre punte1995 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Ennio Morricone1995 · Self	Self
A Pure Formality1994 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The King of Ads1991 · Director	Director
Especially on Sunday1991 · Director	Director
Everybody's Fine1990 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer