Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Tornatore

Giuseppe Tornatore

Born: May 27, 1956 (70 years)
Bagheria, Sicilia, Italia

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.

TV Shows Directed (2)
Movies as Actor (33)
Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis

Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis

as Self

Apr 21, 2026

Ferdinando Scianna - Il fotografo dell'ombra

Ferdinando Scianna - Il fotografo dell'ombra

as Self

Oct 6, 2025

Titanus 1904

Titanus 1904

as Self

Oct 17, 2024

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America

as Self

Oct 20, 2022

Ennio

Ennio

as Self

Feb 17, 2022

All Star - Ritorno al cinema

All Star - Ritorno al cinema

as Proiezionista

Aug 31, 2021

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

as Self

Dec 10, 2020

Citizen Rosi

Citizen Rosi

as Self

Nov 18, 2019

Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana

Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana

as Self

Oct 26, 2019

Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa

Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa

as Self

Oct 25, 2019

24/25 Il fotogramma in più

24/25 Il fotogramma in più

as Self

Sep 1, 2018

Cinque mondi

Cinque mondi

as Self

Oct 10, 2016

I Don't Know the Men of this City

I Don't Know the Men of this City

Sep 4, 2015

Born in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa

Born in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa

as Self

Mar 1, 2015

Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima

Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima

as Self

Nov 18, 2014

Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori

Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori

as Self

Oct 23, 2014

Tutte le storie di Piera

Tutte le storie di Piera

Jun 26, 2014

Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth

Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth

as Self

Jun 17, 2014

C'era una volta il prossimamente

C'era una volta il prossimamente

as Self

Apr 22, 2014

Dante Ferretti: Production Designer

Dante Ferretti: Production Designer

as Self

Sep 10, 2010

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

as Self

Sep 7, 2010

Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso

Sep 16, 2009

Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema

Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema

Oct 18, 2007

A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise

A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise

as Self

Dec 1, 2006

Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema

Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema

as Self

Oct 15, 2006

Marcello, una vita dolce

Marcello, una vita dolce

as Self

May 21, 2006

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

as Self

Jun 17, 2004

The Magic of Fellini

The Magic of Fellini

as Self (archive footage)

Jan 27, 2002

A Dream of Sicily

A Dream of Sicily

as Self

Jun 9, 2000

The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth

The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth

as Self

Aug 6, 1997

Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone

as Self

Jan 1, 1995

Cinema Paradiso

Cinema Paradiso

as Projectionist (uncredited)

Nov 17, 1988

The Kissing Sequence - Cinema Paradiso

The Kissing Sequence - Cinema Paradiso