Giuseppe Tornatore

Giuseppe Tornatore

Born: May 27, 1956
in 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.

Movies for Giuseppe Tornatore...

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Title: Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Character: Self
Released: October 20, 2022
Type: Movie
To mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to pay tribute to one of the great legends of world cinema. The singular artistic vision of Sergio Leone has transcended national borders, creating the Spaghetti Western genre and transforming the international cinematic panorama forever with his innovative stylistic and narrative solutions, which have now become part of the language of the movies. The film, which is enriched with precious archive footage from the Cineteca di Bologna, including rare audio recordings and film clips shot behind the scenes, sees for the first time the direct participation of the Leone family and has interviews both with Leone’s longtime collaborators and with icons of Hollywood who have been profoundly influenced by his work.
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Ennio
Title: Ennio
Character: Self
Released: February 17, 2022
Type: Movie
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores.
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All Star - Ritorno al cinema
Title: All Star - Ritorno al cinema
Character: Proiezionista
Released: August 31, 2021
Type: Movie
A short movie about coming back to the cinema after lockdowns.
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Buongiorno, tira il vento
Title: Buongiorno, tira il vento
Character: Self
Released: December 10, 2020
Type: Movie
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Citizen Rosi
Title: Citizen Rosi
Character: Self
Released: November 18, 2019
Type: Movie
The narrative wanders through Rosi’s films, not in the order they were shot but following the chronology of the historical facts they deal with. The documentary therefore not only narrates Rosi’s work, but also portrays half a century of Italian history.
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Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Title: Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Character: Self
Released: October 26, 2019
Type: Movie
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Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa
Title: Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa
Character: Self
Released: October 25, 2019
Type: Movie
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24/25 Il fotogramma in più
Title: 24/25 Il fotogramma in più
Character: Self
Released: September 1, 2018
Type: Movie
A documentary on how cinema and television influence each other and their close relationship.
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Cinque mondi
Title: Cinque mondi
Character: Self
Released: October 10, 2016
Type: Movie
Roberto Benigni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Gabriele Salvatores, Paolo Sorrentino and Giuseppe Tornatore talk about their idea of cinema.
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Born in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa
Title: Born in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 2015
Type: Movie
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Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
Title: Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
Character: Self
Released: November 18, 2014
Type: Movie
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Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori
Title: Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2014
Type: Movie
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Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth
Title: Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth
Character: Self
Released: June 17, 2014
Type: Movie
Documentary about Italian cinema.
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C'era una volta il prossimamente
Title: C'era una volta il prossimamente
Character: Self
Released: April 22, 2014
Type: Movie
A passionate cavalcade through decades of "coming attractions"
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Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Title: Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Character: Self
Released: September 10, 2010
Type: Movie
The Documentary Dante Ferretti – Production Designer retraces the life and the career of Dante Ferretti, the famous Italian Artist and Production Designer.
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L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Title: L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Character: Self
Released: September 7, 2010
Type: Movie
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A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise
Title: A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise
Character: Self
Released: December 1, 2006
Type: Movie
The making of Cinema Paradiso and the characters of Toto and Alfredo
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Marcello, una vita dolce
Title: Marcello, una vita dolce
Character: Self
Released: May 21, 2006
Type: Movie
After shooting to fame with Federico Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” (1960), actor Marcello Mastroianni (1924-1996) starred in more than 160 films in his nearly half-a-century career. Directors Mario Canale and Annarosa Morri look into the melancholic charm of one of the most famous Italian actors through interviews with his two daughters, Barbara and Chiara; directors Fellini and Luchino Visconti; actresses Claudia Cardinale and Anouk Aimee; and in archival footage of Mastroianni himself. The subject matter ranges from Mastroianni’s passion for kidney-bean pasta and his addiction to the telephone to his famous laziness, humility and talent. Shown in black-and-white, Mastroianni — elegantly holding a cigarette in between his fingers — is undeniably the dandy.
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The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
Title: The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
Character: Self
Released: June 17, 2004
Type: Movie
A documentary looking at the life and films of Francesco Rosi.
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The Magic of Fellini
Title: The Magic of Fellini
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 27, 2002
Type: Movie
Documentary with interviews and clips of Fellini's movies.
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A Dream of Sicily
Title: A Dream of Sicily
Character: Self
Released: June 9, 2000
Type: Movie
A 52-minute documentary profile of Giuseppe Tornatore featuring interviews with director and extracts from his early home movies as well as interviews with director Francesco Rosi and painter Peppino Ducato, set to music by the legendary Ennio Morricone.
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The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth
Title: The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth
Character: Self
Released: August 6, 1997
Type: Movie
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Ennio Morricone
Title: Ennio Morricone
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
From his quirky compositions for the spaghetti Westerns of Sergio Leone to his sublime musical contributions to director Roland Joffé's acclaimed 1986 drama The Mission, film composer Ennio Morricone has crafted more than 500 scores over the course of his enduring career in film. Now fans can take a look back at the life and career of one of cinema's most prolific composers through interviews with both the composer himself and many of his longtime collaborators. From his Italian efforts to his work in America, this documentary covers every aspect of Morricone's career as few have, offering insight into his childhood, his longtime association with Leone, and his ultimate disenchantment with the American studio system.
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Cinema Paradiso
Title: Cinema Paradiso
Character: Projectionist (uncredited)
Released: November 17, 1988
Type: Movie
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.