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Giuseppe Tornatore

Directing Born May 27, 1956 Bagheria, Sicilia, Italia 94 credits

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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Known for

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Ennio

as Self
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Ennio

2022
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Ennio

2022
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Ennio

2022
Film

Cinque mondi

as Self
Film

Correspondence

2016
Film

Correspondence

2016
Film

The Best Offer

2013
Film

The Best Offer

2013
Film

Everybody's Fine

2009
Film

Baaria

2009
Film

Baaria

2009

Frequent co-stars

Roberto Benigni 1 shared title
Bernardo Bertolucci 1 shared title
Gabriele Salvatores 1 shared title
Paolo Sorrentino 1 shared title

Career timeline

Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis
Quelli che il cinemaIl camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore · DirectorIl camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore · WriterIl camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore · CreatorBrunello: The Gracious Visionary · Director
Titanus 1904
EnnioEnnio · DirectorEnnio · ScreenplayEnnio · StorySergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
All Star - Ritorno al cinema
Good Morning, the Wind BlowsDevotion · Director
Citizen RosiCecchi Gori - Una famiglia italianaCarlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa
24/25 Il fotogramma in più
Cinque mondiCorrespondence · WriterCorrespondence · Director
I Don't Know the Men of this CityBorn in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa
Mafia Millionaires · ThanksEnrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i coloriGiuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera primaTutte le storie di PieraC'era una volta il prossimamente
The Best Offer · DirectorThe Best Offer · Writer
Il Mago di Esselunga · DirectorIl Mago di Esselunga · Writer
Dante Ferretti: Production DesignerL'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo LombardoL'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo · Director
Everybody's Fine · Original Film WriterBaaria · DirectorBaaria · WriterFranco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema
The Unknown Woman · DirectorThe Unknown Woman · ScreenplaySartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinemaMarcello, una vita dolceA Bear and a Mouse in Paradise
Under a False Name · ThanksThe Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
The Magic of Fellini
Malena · DirectorMalena · ScreenplayThe Prince's Manuscript · ProducerA Dream of Sicily
The Legend of 1900 · DirectorThe Legend of 1900 · ScreenplayThe Legend of 1900 · Writer
Bakunin's Son · ProducerThe Man with the Cigar in His Mouth
The Star Maker · DirectorThe Star Maker · StoryThe Star Maker · ScreenplayLo schermo a tre punte · DirectorLo schermo a tre punte · Screenplay
A Pure Formality · DirectorA Pure Formality · StoryA Pure Formality · ScreenplayA Pure Formality · Editor
The King of Ads · DirectorEspecially on Sunday · DirectorEspecially on Sunday · Adaptation
Everybody's Fine · DirectorEverybody's Fine · Writer
Cinema ParadisoCinema Paradiso · DirectorCinema Paradiso · ScreenplayCinema Paradiso · Story
The Professor · DirectorThe Professor · StoryThe Professor · Screenplay
One Hundred Days in Palermo · ScreenplayOne Hundred Days in Palermo · Second Unit Director
Diario di Guttuso · Director

Full filmography

  • Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis (2026) as Self
  • Quelli che il cinema (2025) as Self
  • Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore (2025) Director
  • Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore (2025) Writer
  • Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore (2025) Creator
  • Brunello: The Gracious Visionary (2025) Director
  • Brunello: The Gracious Visionary (2025) Writer
  • Ferdinando Scianna - Il fotografo dell'ombra (2025) as Self
  • Titanus 1904 (2024) as Self
  • Ennio (2022) as Self
  • Ennio (2022) Director
  • Ennio (2022) Screenplay
  • Ennio (2022) Story
  • Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022) as Self
  • All Star - Ritorno al cinema (2021) as Proiezionista
  • Good Morning, the Wind Blows (2020) as Self
  • Devotion (2020) Director
  • Citizen Rosi (2019) as Self
  • Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana (2019) as Self
  • Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa (2019) as Self
  • 24/25 Il fotogramma in più (2018) as Self
  • Cinque mondi (2016) as Self
  • Correspondence (2016) Writer
  • Correspondence (2016) Director
  • I Don't Know the Men of this City (2015)
  • Born in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa (2015) as Self
  • Mafia Millionaires (2014) Thanks
  • Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori (2014) as Self
  • Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima (2014) as Self
  • Tutte le storie di Piera (2014)
  • C'era una volta il prossimamente (2014) as Self
  • Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth (2014) as Self
  • The Best Offer (2013) Director
  • The Best Offer (2013) Writer
  • Il Mago di Esselunga (2011) Director
  • Il Mago di Esselunga (2011) Writer
  • Dante Ferretti: Production Designer (2010) as Self
  • L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (2010) as Self
  • L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (2010) Director
  • Everybody's Fine (2009) Original Film Writer
  • Baaria (2009) Director
  • Baaria (2009) Writer
  • Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso (2009)
  • Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema (2007)
  • The Unknown Woman (2006) Director
  • The Unknown Woman (2006) Screenplay
  • Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema (2006) as Self
  • Marcello, una vita dolce (2006) as Self
  • A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise (2006) as Self
  • Under a False Name (2004) Thanks
  • The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth (2004) as Self
  • The Magic of Fellini (2002) as Self (archive footage)
  • Malena (2000) Director
  • Malena (2000) Screenplay
  • The Prince's Manuscript (2000) Producer
  • A Dream of Sicily (2000) as Self
  • The Legend of 1900 (1998) Director
  • The Legend of 1900 (1998) Screenplay
  • The Legend of 1900 (1998) Writer
  • Bakunin's Son (1997) Producer
  • The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth (1997) as Self
  • The Star Maker (1995) Director
  • The Star Maker (1995) Story
  • The Star Maker (1995) Screenplay
  • Lo schermo a tre punte (1995) Director
  • Lo schermo a tre punte (1995) Screenplay
  • Ennio Morricone (1995) as Self
  • A Pure Formality (1994) Director
  • A Pure Formality (1994) Story
  • A Pure Formality (1994) Screenplay
  • A Pure Formality (1994) Editor
  • The King of Ads (1991) Director
  • Especially on Sunday (1991) Director
  • Especially on Sunday (1991) Adaptation
  • Everybody's Fine (1990) Director
  • Everybody's Fine (1990) Writer
  • Cinema Paradiso (1988) as Projectionist (uncredited)
  • Cinema Paradiso (1988) Director
  • Cinema Paradiso (1988) Screenplay
  • Cinema Paradiso (1988) Story
  • The Professor (1986) Director
  • The Professor (1986) Story
  • The Professor (1986) Screenplay
  • One Hundred Days in Palermo (1984) Screenplay
  • One Hundred Days in Palermo (1984) Second Unit Director
  • Diario di Guttuso (1982) Director
  • Paradiso Director
  • Paradiso Writer
  • Paradiso Creator
  • The First Dollar Director
  • The First Dollar Writer
  • Il sognatore indiscreto Director
  • The Kissing Sequence - Cinema Paradiso
  • With Her Eyes Writer