| Giuseppe Tornatore |
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| Born |
(1956-05-27) 27 May 1956 (age 56)
Bagheria, Sicily, Italy |
| Occupation |
Film director and screenwriter |
| Years active |
1985-present |
| Awards |
Academy Awards |
Giuseppe Tornatore (born May 27, 1956) is an Academy Award winning Italian film director and screenwriter.
Life and career [edit]
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.
Personal life [edit]
Tornatore is an atheist.[1] His brother, Francesco Tornatore, is a producer.
Filmography [edit]
Written and directed [edit]
Screenplay only [edit]
References [edit]
Further reading [edit]
- Giuseppe Tornatore. Uno sguardo dal set a cura di Ninni Panzera, Silvana Editoriale, Cinisello Balsamo 2007
- L'isola di Tornatore a cura di Ninni Panzera, Silvana Editoriale, Cinisello Balsamo 2010
- Le Madonie, cinema ad alte quote di Sebastiano Gesù e Elena Russo, con introduzione di Francesco Novara e presentazione di Pasquale Scimeca, Giuseppe Maimone Editore, Catania 1995 (Nuovo Cinema Paradiso and L'Uomo delle Stelle)
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Tornatore, Giuseppe |
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| Short description |
Italian film director |
| Date of birth |
27 March 1956 |
| Place of birth |
Bagheria, Sicily, Italy |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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