Category Archives: Giuseppe Tornatore

Faking is art too, “La Migliore Offerta” – a review [2013 Italy]

Waiting for a new film by Giuseppe Tornatore has always been an eagerly anticipated event – more so when we’re usually kept waiting for years between each of his little gems. The maestro’s latest drama, “La migliore offerta” [Eng. … Continue reading

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Selling dreams of stardom to masses – L’uomo delle stelle [1995 Italy]

After Cinema Paradiso – one the greatest films ever made about the magic of cinema – Giuseppe Tornatore not only returns to the topic and his beloved Sicily in the achingly beautiful drama “L’uomo delle stele” [Eng. Title: The … Continue reading

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Scenes from Giuseppe Tornatore’s “Il Camorrista” [1986 Italy]

Giuseppe Tornatore made his directorial debut with the crime drama “Il Camorrista” [Eng. Title: The Professor]. This would be our first glimpse of Tornatore’s prodigious talent, which will blossom gloriously in his next project two years later – a … Continue reading

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Kseniya Rappoport in “La Sconosciuta” [2006 Italy]

It’s taken a while, but I’m so glad to have finally started the filmography of the great Giuseppe Tornatore here, one of the most poetic directors in cinema today. He doesn’t make too many film, but whatever he has … Continue reading

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