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Salvatores attended school in the Lombard capital, where he began his involvement in theater. After finishing high school, he enrolled in the Faculty of Law at the University of Milan in 1968. He later studied at the Accademia d'arte drammatica, a drama academy affiliated with the Piccolo Teatro di Milano, earning his diploma there. During this period, marked by widespread student protests and the leftist radical movement "Lotta Continua" in Milan, Salvatores was actively engaged and participated in the emerging proletarian street theater.
In 1972, Salvatores co-founded the Teatro dell'Elfo in Milan. Over the next decade, he performed there and directed 21 productions. His musical adaptation of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was particularly acclaimed.
In 1983, he directed his first feature film, also titled "A Midsummer Night's Dream," which won an award in Venice. Salvatores gained wider recognition in Italian cinema with the comedies "Marrakech Express" (1989) and "Turné" (1990), both reflecting his political and social experiences. Internationally, he became known for "Mediterraneo" (1991), a tragicomic film that won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Set during the Italian military occupation of a Greek island in World War II, it portrays the growing bond between occupiers and locals. His next film, "Puerto Escondido" (1992), takes place in Italy and Latin America. With "Sud" (1993), Salvatores offered a sensitive exploration of Southern Italy, his native region.
His subsequent films "Nirvana" (1997), "Denti" (2000), and "Amnesia" (2001) were primarily recognized within Italian cinema. The television broadcast of his film "Io non ho paura" (2003) in April 2005 was a major success, attracting 35% of viewers. In May 2005, "Quo vadis, baby?"—a film adaptation of Grazia Verasani's novel featuring a female protagonist searching for her sister—was released.
