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. 주세페 토르나토레(1956년생, Bagheria, Sicilia, Italia) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 말레나, 시네마 천국, 피아니스트의 전설이 있으며, 그 외에도 엔니오: 더 마에스트로, 베스트 오퍼, Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore, Baarìa, Il camorrista, 언노운 우먼, 시크릿 레터, 단순한 형식, The King of Ads, 모두 잘 지내고 있다오, L'uomo delle stelle, L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Juso per ferie에 출연했다. 2026년 Aldeas: A New Story에 출연했다. 2025년 브루넬로: 우아한 선구자 연출을 맡았다.