Giuseppe Tornatore facts for kids
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Giuseppe Tornatore
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| Born | 27 May 1956 Bagheria, Sicily, Italy
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| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Awards | Academy Award |
Giuseppe Tornatore (born May 27, 1956) is a famous Italian film director and screenwriter. He is known for making movies that brought Italian cinema back into the spotlight.
For over 30 years, he has directed and written many popular drama films. Some of these include Everybody's Fine, The Legend of 1900, Malèna, Baarìa, and The Best Offer.
His most famous movie is Cinema Paradiso. For this film, Tornatore won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. This is a very important award for movies not made in English. He has also directed commercials for the fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana.
Tornatore has worked closely with the famous composer Ennio Morricone for a long time. Morricone wrote the music for thirteen of Tornatore's movies, starting in 1988.
Life and Career
Giuseppe Tornatore was born in Bagheria, a town near Palermo, in Italy. He became interested in acting and theater when he was about 16 years old. He even put on plays by famous Italian writers like Luigi Pirandello.
He first worked as a photographer. Then, he started working in cinema. His first movie was a documentary called Le minoranze etniche in Sicilia. This film was about ethnic groups in Sicily and won an award at the Salerno Festival.
After working for the Italian TV company RAI, he released his first full-length movie in 1985. It was called The Professor. This movie was liked by both audiences and critics. Tornatore won the Silver Ribbon award for best new director.
In 1988, Tornatore worked with producer Franco Cristaldi. Together, they created his most famous movie, Cinema Paradiso. This film tells the story of a successful film director who returns to his hometown in Sicily. He goes back for the funeral of his old mentor.
Cinema Paradiso became very popular around the world. It won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. After this success, Tornatore made several other films. In 2007, he won the Silver George for Best Director at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival for his movie The Unknown Woman.
Filmography
- 1986: The Professor
- 1988: Cinema Paradiso
- 1990: Everybody's Fine
- 1991: Especially on Sunday (segment "Il cane blu")
- 1994: A Pure Formality
- 1995: The Star Maker
- 1995: Lo schermo a tre punte (documentary)
- 1996: Ritratti d'autore: seconda serie (documentary)
- 1998: The Legend of 1900
- 2000: Malèna
- 2006: The Unknown Woman
- 2009: Baarìa
- 2013: The Best Offer
- 2016: The Correspondence
- 2021: Ennio - The Maestro (documentary)
- TBA: Cinema Paradiso - Miniseries
See also
In Spanish: Giuseppe Tornatore para niños
