Upcoming, new, and past john turturro movies, tv shows, tv movies, appearances, specials, and more plus, a biography, news, awards, and nominations. John turturro actor, director, screenwriter, producer tv guide. John turturro tells, shooting alleys and testimonies of real neapolitan people, the history and musical culture of napoli, attending every event and tale with a. Turturro was born in brooklyn, new york, to italianamerican parents, katherine incerella, a jazz singer, and nicholas turturro. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from john turturro.
Discussing the larger themes and resonance of the series, turturro. John turturro biography and filmography john turturro movies. Jun 15, 2011 in documentary passione, he brings italian song to life by franz lidz, aarp, june 15, 2011 comments. A musical adventure celebrates the musical melting pot of naples original motion picture soundtrack ume released june 14, 2011. Jun 06, 2019 john turturro owes it all to a box of pastries. And then i watched john turturros film passione, a celebration of life at its best, an ode to the most vibrant city of earth and a love song to the people of naples, my maternal hometown. Rent john turturro movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. The jesus john turturro jesus quintana, who calls himself the jesus, is a very minor character in the film. My film about naples and its music my family is sicilian and naples has long held a fascination for me for its beauty, its danger. I was just trying to be polite, he laughs, recalling the day he waltzed up to the door of martin scorseses apartment, bakery goods in arm. John turturro is probably best known as the brilliant hollywood character actor who has starred in everything from barton fink to transformers.
In 2009, the queensborn actor appeared in and helped produce a documentary on sicily that premiered at the venice film festival. The actor who plays john stone, the disheveled half of nazs legal representation, goes deep into the story of the night of. At the very end of john turturros new film mac, after all of the credits have rolled, there is a scratchy tape recording from a telephone answering machine. If you were partial to the eerily sensual game that lebowski loses to bizarro sex maniac jesus quintana john turturro he licks his bowling ball after buffing it between his legs, turning the least sexy game in american into the most for a brief shining moment then. John turturro talks about new documentary passione. Wsjs jim fusilli sits down with john turturro to discuss his new documentary, passione, a celebration of the music of naples. Instead of trying to make the uncommon conform in an ordinary world, turturro finds the magical beauty of this exotic italian city and honors it with a film. Oct 28, 2016 production is underway on john turturros sequel to the big lebowski, officially titled going places, and today we have the premiere of the first official photo from the dramatic. John turturro tells, shooting alleys and testimonies of real neapolitan people, the history and musical culture of napoli, attending every event and tale with a song. John turturros passione captures the heart, soul and. Passione by john turturro, mina, spakkaneapolis 55, avion.
John turturros latest project gives us a look at the musical roots and traditions of naples, italy, as well as its influence on the rest of the world. The voice belongs to turturros father, nicholas, who died in 1988, and whose life as a construction worker and contractor inspired the. He is also the director of a number of independent films, and his latest, passione, is an exuberant tribute to the music of naples. The rich musical culture of naples comes to life on the screen in this musicalthemed documentary from director john turturro. Learn more about john turturro at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. His skintight purple polyester jumpsuit, dance moves, and unusually sensuous relationship with his bowling ball are all pretty over. John turturros passione films lavazza italian film. My film about naples and its music my family is sicilian and naples has long held a fascination for me for its beauty, its danger and above all its music. An emmy award winner, he is best known for his recurring appearances in films directed by spike lee and the coen brothers, francesco bernoulli in cars 2, and jesus quintana in the big lebowski. John turturro actor, director, screenwriter, producer tv. This is john turturro passione 2 by videoboxmovie on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Passione 2010 john turturro cast and crew allmovie. John turturro mines the human dilemma in the night of. Una conturbante miscela di colori, musiche e balli capaci di raccontare una delle piu belle e controverse metropoli del mondo, napoli.
I was just trying to be polite, he laughs, recalling the day he waltzed up to the door of martin scorseses apartment. John michael turturro born february 28, 1957 is an italianamerican movie and television, voice actor, writer and director known for his roles in the movies. John turturros film starring woody allen and sharon stone is amusing but hard to believe, writes steve rose. He has appeared in over sixty films, and has worked. Turn on looping for your embedded video so it will play over and over and over and over and over and you get the idea.
Born in brooklyn and raised in queens, new york, turturro developed a. He began acting onscreen in the early 1980s, with his mainstream breakthrough coming with lees. A look at the musical roots and traditions of naples, italy, as well as its influence on the rest of the world. John turturros passione captures the heart, soul and magic. Read the full text of john turturros big speech to the jury his character, lawyer jack stone, lays out exactly what the show is about in his epic sixminute closing. Actor john turturro rose to prominence as a favorite of filmmakers spike lee and the coen brothers with early roles in do the right thing 1989 and millers crossing 1990, making him a goto. With john turturro, max casella, mina, massimo ranieri. Passione, billed as a music adventure through naples. John turturro, max casella, lina sastri, imdb rating. Do the right thing 1989, millers crossing 1990, barton fink 1991, quiz show 1994, the big lebowski 1998, o brother, where art thou. Find movie and film cast and crew information for passione 2010 john turturro on allmovie. Where to download passione passione jojos bizarre wiki fandom directed by john turturro. Turturro was born in brooklyn, new york, to italianamerican parents, katherine incerella, a jazz singer, and nicholas turturro, a. Directed by and featuring the remarkable john turturro, this wild, colourful and sexy valentine to the music and people of naples was rapturously received and regularly interrupted by.
John turturro grew up in new york in a home filled with music, and now the actor has taken that passion to italy for his new movie. And then i watched john turturro s film passione, a celebration of life at its best, an ode to the most vibrant city of earth and a love song to the people of naples, my maternal hometown. John turturro s latest project gives us a look at the musical roots and traditions of naples, italy, as well as its influence on the rest of the world. In passione, director john turturro gets in front of the camera to dance with a few of the neapolitans he meets on the street. Highly talented, lightly built american actor who always looks unsettled and jumpy has become a favourite of cultarthouse film aficionados. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the coen brothers, adam sandler and spike lee. Passione the 2010 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Actor and director john turturro s new film is a musical tribute to the city of naples, italy. Search, discover and share your favorite john turturro gifs. In film mac, john turturro captures the certain nobility. Instead of trying to make the uncommon conform in an ordinary world, turturro finds the magical beauty of this exotic italian city and honors it with a film that will make audiences sing, dance and live like. Aug 08, 2016 the actor who plays john stone, the disheveled half of nazs legal representation, goes deep into the story of the night of. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
In addition to cowriting the screenplay, he appears oncamera sporadically, serving as tour guide, cultural commentator, and occasional extra in music shoots. John turturro born february 28, 1957 is an americanitalian actor. Beginning with tunes written in the year 1200 and journeying straight through to the 21st century, passione reveals how artists have used song to explore every subject from sexuality to social protest in a lively series of short musically driven vignettes. Actor john turturro explores neapolitan song in new. Actor and director john turturros new film is a musical tribute to the city of naples, italy. Passione is the fourth film directed by turturro, who is primarily known for his film and television acting roles. Production is underway on john turturros sequel to the big lebowski, officially titled going places, and today we have the premiere of the first official photo from the dramatic. But john turturro, a coen favorite, makes the most of it. Highly talented, lightly built american actor who always looks unsettled and jumpy has become a favourite of cultarthouse film aficionados with his compelling performances in a broad range of cinematic vehicles. Unavventura musicale original soundtrack on allmusic 2011. Between acting and directing, he mentions, id like to direct more. Turturro speaks with anchor lisa mullins about his love for the city. John turturro, who has made a career of bringing soulful vulnerability to desperate loners, is now immersed in a midlife exploration of italy, his ancestral land. Jun 18, 2011 wsjs jim fusilli sits down with john turturro to discuss his new documentary, passione, a celebration of the music of naples.
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