Giuseppe Tornatore
Also Known As: Peppuccio Tornatore
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.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Bagheria, Sicilia, Italia
Adult: No
Birthday: May 27, 1956
Age: 68 years old
Gender: Male
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Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2019-10-25
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Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth
Overview: Documentary about Italian cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2014-06-17
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Ennio
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary Music History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2022-02-17
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The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
Overview: A documentary looking at the life and films of Francesco Rosi.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2004-06-17
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Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2022-10-20
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C'era una volta il prossimamente
Overview: A passionate cavalcade through decades of "coming attractions"
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-22
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Cinema Paradiso
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1988-11-17
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Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
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Original Language: it
Release Date: 2009-09-16
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Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2014-11-18
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A Dream of Sicily
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-09
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Born in the U.S.E. - Nato negli Stati Uniti d'Europa
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2015-03-01
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24/25 Il fotogramma in più
Overview: A documentary on how cinema and television influence each other and their close relationship.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2018-09-01
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Cinque mondi
Overview: Roberto Benigni, Bernardo Bertolucci, Gabriele Salvatores, Paolo Sorrentino and Giuseppe Tornatore talk about their idea of cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2016-10-10
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L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2010-09-07
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Citizen Rosi
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2019-11-18
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Ennio Morricone
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Overview: The Documentary Dante Ferretti – Production Designer retraces the life and the career of Dante Ferretti, the famous Italian Artist and Production Designer.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2010-09-10
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The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1997-08-06
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Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2014-10-23
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Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2019-10-26
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The Magic of Fellini
Overview: Documentary with interviews and clips of Fellini's movies.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-27
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A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise
Overview: The making of Cinema Paradiso and the characters of Toto and Alfredo
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Original Language: it
Release Date: 2006-12-01
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Marcello, una vita dolce
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2006-05-21
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Good Morning, the Wind Blows
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2020-12-10
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All Star - Ritorno al cinema
Overview: A short movie about coming back to the cinema after lockdowns.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2021-08-31
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Titanus 1904
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2024-10-17
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Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2006-10-15
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Tutte le storie di Piera
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2014-06-26
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Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema
Overview: "I was the highest paid director in Italy'. Filming in Paris for Giuseppe Tornatore's ‘Four Talks with Freda’ (prod. Cristiano Bortone - Orisa Film)-
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2007-10-18
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