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Giuseppe Tornatore

Author of Cinema Paradiso [1988 film]

29+ Works 486 Members 15 Reviews

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Works by Giuseppe Tornatore

Cinema Paradiso [1988 film] (1988) — Director — 248 copies, 3 reviews
Malèna [2000 film] (2001) — Director/Screenwriter — 62 copies, 3 reviews
The Legend of 1900 [1998 film] (1998) 45 copies, 1 review
The Best Offer [2012 film] (2014) 28 copies, 3 reviews
Baarìa [2009 film] (2009) 14 copies, 1 review
La migliore offerta (2013) 13 copies
A Pure Formality [1994 film] (1994) — Director — 9 copies
La corrispondenza (2016) 8 copies
Ennio [DVD] 7 copies, 1 review
The Starmaker [1995 film] (1995) 6 copies, 1 review
Etna 5 copies
Leningrado (2018) 5 copies
La mia Sicilia (2008) 3 copies

Associated Works

Monica Bellucci (2010) — Introduction — 25 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Tornatore, Giuseppe
Birthdate
1956-05-27
Gender
male
Occupations
film director
screenwriter
Awards and honors
Premio Oscar (1990, miglior film straniero)
Nationality
Italy
Birthplace
Bagheria, Sicily, Italy
Associated Place (for map)
Sicily, Italy

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Reviews

23 reviews
When the biggest scene in the film is a piano duel between the title character, 1900, and Jelly Roll Morton, you know you are watching a strange film. From beginning to end it is driven by Enrico Morricone's incredible score and by beautiful cinematography and settings. Roth is compelling as the enigmatic 1900, and Pruitt Taylor Vince is likable as the trumpet-playing narrator. There are other good scenes, but the overall effect--not surprising from the director of Cinema Paradiso--is show more bittersweet at best. It doesn't do to break down some of the plot for pure logic, especially near the end. Think for a moment--perhaps the first part of the trumpet player's narration is basically true, but at the end--could it all be in his mind? show less
A childhood spent in a small town's cinema.

It's a lot better than the director's cut (that Netflix forced me to watch because they're horrible), but not as much better as I'd hoped it would be. In that version, it's wonderful for an hour then tedious for two hours. In this version, it's wonderful for an hour then tedious for an hour. A marked improvement, but hardly ideal.

Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: B
Dialog: B
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: B

Enjoyment: C show more plus

GPA: 2.6/4
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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.
(source: TMDb)
"Al pari di 'Una pura formalità' e 'La sconosciuta', 'La migliore offerta' rientra in un ideale filone di thriller metafisico dell'anima molto nelle corde di Giuseppe Tornatore. E' affascinante il modo in cui in un'innominata città mittel-europea (in realtà Trieste), il cineasta imbastisce il romanzo d'amore fra il nevrotico Geoffrey Rush, celebre battitore d'aste, e una giovane donna (Sylvia Hoeks) che, causa una grave forma di agorafobia, vive reclusa in una decrepita villa piena di show more antichi cimeli. Ma è proprio grazie a una serie di snervanti rinvii, a una presenza fisica perpetuamente negata, che nel cuore altero e misogino di Rush matura folle la passione per la misteriosa damigella. Una passione sino a quel momento riservata solo ai ritratti femminili raccolti nella sua preziosa collezione. Tornatore conduce il gioco con raffinata maestria sul filo di un'astratta suspense, ben sottolineata dalla musica di Ennio Morricone, fino a uno scioglimento finale un po' troppo precipitoso e lambiccato che, tuttavia, rimane un peccato veniale in un film di tale smalto. E Rush è semplicemente straordinario nello scivolare dai vertici di un'algida solitudine dentro la spirale di un'inquietante ossessione d'amore." show less

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Works
29
Also by
1
Members
486
Popularity
#50,827
Rating
4.1
Reviews
15
ISBNs
48
Languages
4

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