Years active 1985–present Books Cinema Paradiso Parents Peppino Tornatore | Role Film director Name Giuseppe Tornatore Siblings Francesco Tornatore | |
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Born 27 May 1956 (age 67) ( 1956-05-27 ) Bagheria, Sicily, Italy Occupation Film director, screenwriter Awards Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Movies Cinema Paradiso, The Best Offer, Malena, Baaria, The Legend of 1900 Similar People Ennio Morricone, Geoffrey Rush, Philippe Noiret, Sylvia Hoeks, Salvatore Cascio | ||
Giuseppe tornatore ogni film un opera prima trailer
Giuseppe Tornatore (born 27 May 1956) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is considered as one of the directors who brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema. In a career spanning over 30 years he is best known for directing and writing drama films such as The Legend of 1900, Malèna, Baarìa and The Best Offer. Probably his most noted film is Nuovo Cinema Paradiso, for which Tornatore won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He directed also several advertising campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana.
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- Giuseppe tornatore ogni film un opera prima trailer
- Giuseppe tornatore interviewed by scott feinberg
- Life and career
- Personal life
- Written and directed
- Screenplay only
- References
Tornatore is also known for his long-standing association with composer Ennio Morricone, who composed music for thirteen Negrin's feature films since 1988.
Giuseppe tornatore interviewed by scott feinberg
Life and career
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.
Personal life
Tornatore describes himself as "one who does not believe and who regrets this". His brother, Francesco Tornatore, is a producer.