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 ''
29th Moscow International Film Festival
29th Moscow International Film Festival
Giuseppe Tornatore