Giuseppe Tornatore
Known for exceptional directing in global cinema.
Profession
Directing
Birthday
27 May 1956
Age
70 Years
Born In
Bagheria, Sicilia, Italia
Total Projects
34
Years Active
38 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.1 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Cinema Paradiso
1988
Ennio
2022
Quelli che il cinema
2025
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
2022
The Magic of Fellini
2002
Ennio Morricone
1995
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010
Marcello, una vita dolce
2006
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
2019
Tutte le storie di Piera
2014
Filmography
movie
Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis
Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis
as Self
tv
Quelli che il cinema
Quelli che il cinema
as Self
movie
Ferdinando Scianna - Il fotografo dell'ombra
Ferdinando Scianna - Il fotografo dell'ombra
as Self
movie
Titanus 1904
Titanus 1904
as Self
movie
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
as Self
movie
Ennio
Ennio
as Self
movie
All Star - Ritorno al cinema
All Star - Ritorno al cinema
as Proiezionista
movie
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
as Himself
movie
Citizen Rosi
Citizen Rosi
as Self
movie
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
Cecchi Gori - Una famiglia italiana
as Self
movie
Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa
Carlo Vanzina - Il cinema è una cosa meravigliosa
as Self
movie
24/25 Il fotogramma in più
24/25 Il fotogramma in più
as Self
movie
Cinque mondi
Cinque mondi
as Self
movie
I Don't Know the Men of this City
I Don't Know the Men of this City
movie
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
movie
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
Giuseppe Tornatore - Ogni film un'opera prima
as Self
movie
Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori
Enrico Lucherini - Ne ho fatte di tutti i colori
as Self
movie
Tutte le storie di Piera
Tutte le storie di Piera
movie
Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth
Cinema Italiano: Moments of Truth
as Self
movie
C'era una volta il prossimamente
C'era una volta il prossimamente
as Self
movie
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
Dante Ferretti: Production Designer
as Self
movie
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
as Self
movie
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
movie
Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema
Intervista a Riccardo Freda sul suo cinema
movie
A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise
A Bear and a Mouse in Paradise
as Self
movie
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
Sartoria Tirelli - Vestire il cinema
as Self
movie
Marcello, una vita dolce
Marcello, una vita dolce
as Self
movie
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
as Self
movie
The Magic of Fellini
The Magic of Fellini
as Self (archive footage)
movie
A Dream of Sicily
A Dream of Sicily
as Self
movie
The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth
The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth
as Self
movie
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
as Self
movie
Cinema Paradiso
Cinema Paradiso
as Projectionist (uncredited)
movie
The Kissing Sequence - Cinema Paradiso