Giuseppe Tornatore

Giuseppe Tornatore is a Scénariste and Réalisateur of Cinéma Italy N born with Bagheria (Sicily) the May 27th 1956.

Biography

Any young person, Giuseppe Tornatore shows himself attracted by the Interprétation and the Mise in scene. At only sixteen years, it succeeds in going up to the theater of works of Masters like Luigi Pirandello and Eduardo De Filippo.

Its first audio-visual success is a Documentaire on the Ethnic minorities in Sicily ( the minoranze etniche in Sicilia ) which is crowned of a price to the Festival of Salerno then it realizes, for the SPOKE, Diario di Guttuso (Newspaper of Guttuso) . He still works for a short period with the national chain, for the account of which he deals with some programs: Ritratto di a rapinatore - Incontro idiot Francesco Turned pink ( Portrait of a burglar - Meeting with Francesco Turned pink ) or Scrittori siciliani E cinema: Verga, Pirandello, Brancati E Sciascia ( sicilian Writers and cinema: Verga, Pirandello, Brancati and Sciascia ). Lastly, in 1984, it collaborates with Giuseppe Ferrara for Hundred Days in Palermo ( Cento giorni has Palermo ) from which he is Co-scenario writer and assistant-realizer.

Two years later, it begins “officially” on the big screen with the Master from will camorra ( It camorrista ), dedicated to the Neapolitan “medium”. This film receives warm welcome of the public and criticism, and is worth to him the Ruban of money as a better young person realizer.

Its meeting with the famous producer Franco Cristaldi in 1989 will give rise to what is regarded as the Chef-d'oeuvre of Tornatore: Cinema Paradiso ( Nuovo cinema Paradiso ). After some unforeseen several reversals over the duration of film, it is selected with the Cannes festival which decrees the to him Special price of the jury. At its exit, the film is voted by plebiscite as well by criticism as by the public. It obtains the Oscar better foreign film and the realizer thus acquires an international notoriety with respect to which it will endeavor besides to preserve a careful detachment.

In 1990, it turns They are all well ( Stanno tutti bucket ) which tells the voyage of a sicilian father in the search of his scattered sons in all Italy, interpreted by Marcello Mastroianni of which it is there one of its last rôles.
In 1991, it collaborates in collective film Sunday preferably ( the domenica specialmente ) with Francesco Barilli, Giuseppe Bertolucci and Marco Tullio Giordana, with the segment the blue Dog ( It duck blu ).
In 1994, it turns a matter of form ( Una will pura formalità ), which will contribute to the Palme of gold to the Cannes festival. This film marks a turning in the career of the realizer who changes style radically. It joins together two star S international: Roman Polanski in a role of actor and Gerard Depardieu.

It realizes, in 1995, documentary, Lo schermo has tre punte ( the Screen with three points ) in which it tells “its” Sicily (allusion to its triangular form).
Always in 1995, it directs Marchands of dreams ( Uomo delle stele ), with Sergio Castellitto in at the very least singular role of “robber of dreams”. The film gains the David di Donatello and the Ruban of money for the best put in scene and a price at the Mostra of Venice.

Allured by the monolog theatrical of Alexandre Baricco, Novecento ( Twentieth century ) assembled in 1994, it thinks of making a film adaptation of it. After a long gestation, the Legend of the pianist on the ocean ( Leggenda LED pianista sull' oceano ) is born in 1998, with the American actor Tim Roth and a signed original soundtrack of Ennio Morricone. Giuseppe Tornatore still takes down on this occasion the David di Donatello and the Ruban of money for the setting in scene and the scenario.

The film Malèna leaves in 2000, Italian-American coproduction with Monica Bellucci, and, again, an original soundtrack of Morricone.

Catalog of films

Note: the functions held by Giuseppe Tornatore in films hereafter are indicated by: R=Realisator, S=Scénariste, P=Producteur.

1984 : Hundred Days in Palermo (Cento giorni has Palermo) Giuseppe Ferrara (S)
1985: the Master of will camorra (It camorrista) with Ben Gazzara (R, S)
1989: Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Paradiso cinema) with Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio (R, S)
1990: They are all well (Stanno tutti bucket) with Marcello Mastroianni, Michele Morgan, Salvatore Cascio (R, S)
1991: Sunday preferably (the domenica specialmente) , Co-realization, segment the blue Dog (It duck blu) with Philippe Noiret (R)
1994: a matter of form (Una will pura formalità) with Gerard Depardieu, Roman Polanski (R, S)
1995: Commercial of dreams (Uomo delle stele) with Sergio Castellitto (R)
1995: It large Fausto (The Price off Victory) , series television of Alberto Sironi (S)
1997: the Son of Bakounine (It Figlio di Bakunin) of Gianfranco Cabiddu (P)
1998: the Legend of the pianist on the ocean (Leggenda LED pianista sull' oceano) with Tim Roth (R, S)
2000: Malèna with Monica Bellucci (R, S)
2000: the Manuscript of the prince (It Manoscritto LED principle) of Roberto Andò (P)
2006: Leningrad , film announced (R, S)

Rewards

1987 : Ruban of money of the best young person realizer for the Master of will camorra (It Camorrista)
1989: Grand Prix of the Jury to the Cannes festival for Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Paradiso cinema)
1989: Special price of the Jury to the Price of the European cinema for Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Paradiso cinema)
1990: Oscar of best foreign film for Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Paradiso cinema)
1990: Prices of the oecumenical Jury to the Cannes festival for They are all well (Stanno tutti bucket)
1990: Better film with the International festival of film of Cleveland for Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Paradiso cinema)
1990: Better film of foreign language to the Mainichi Film Contest for Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Paradiso cinema)
1991: Ruban of money of the best original subject for They are all well (Stanno tutti bucket)
1991: BAFTA Film award:

of best nonanglophone film for Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Paradiso cinema)
of the best original screenplay for Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Paradiso cinema)

1991: Robert with the Robert Festival for Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Paradiso cinema)
1995: special Grand Prix of the Commercial Juries to the Mostra of Venice for of dreams (Uomo delle stele)
1996: Ribbon of money of the best realizer for Commercial of dreams (Uomo delle stele)
1996: David di Donatello of the best realizer for Commercial of dreams (Uomo delle stele)
1999: Ribbon of money

of the best realizer for the Legend of the pianist on the ocean (Leggenda LED pianista sull' oceano)
of the best scenario for the Legend of the pianist on the ocean (Leggenda LED pianista sull' oceano)

1999: David di Donatello

of the best realizer for the Legend of the pianist on the ocean (Leggenda LED pianista sull' oceano)
of the Jury of school for the Legend of the pianist on the ocean (Leggenda LED pianista sull' oceano)

2000: Ribbon of money of the best production for the Manuscript of the prince (It Manoscritto LED principle)
2000: Money price of best foreign film to the Guild of the cinemas of German art for the Legend of the pianist on the ocean (Leggenda LED pianista sull' oceano)
2001: Swan of gold to the Festival of romantic film of Cabourg for better nonanglophone film for Malèna
2003: DVDX Award with Exclusive DVD Awards for Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo Paradiso cinema)

Anecdotes

It cineasta E it labirinto (the Scenario writer and the labyrinth) , documentary from 55 mn where various realizers appear of which Giuseppe Tornatore, was turned, in 2002, for Italian television, by Roberto Andò.
Giuseppe Tornatore is the type-setter of the song Ricordare in its film a matter of form (Una will pura formalità)

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