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Giuseppe Tornatore

Director

Giuseppe Tornatore

Directing
1986 — present · 11 films
Born
27 May 1956 · age 70
From
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.

Career Signature

How Giuseppe Tornatore’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.