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Luigi Comencini

Luigi Comencini

Director and writer · Died April 6, 2007, aged 90 · Salò, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

Luigi Comencini (8 June 1916, Salò – 6 April 2007) was an Italian film director. Together with Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli, he was considered among the masters of the commedia all'italiana genre. His daughters Cristina and Francesca are both film directors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luigi Comencini,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 8, 1916
Died
April 6, 2007 (aged 90)
From
Salò, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 17% in 30 days

What are Luigi Comencini's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Power
20%
Morality
15%
Survival
11%
Society
9%
Self
7%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 7 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 8

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
9
Melancholic
8
Tense
5
Romantic
4
Joyful
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Luigi Comencini's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Fandor (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Luigi Comencini's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

60 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • L'argent de la vieille (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • On the Tiger's Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Original Film Writer

  • If I Were You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Thanks

  • Miracle of Marcellino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Writer

  • Merry Christmas... Happy New Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Pilgrimage to Agen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · as Himself

  • The French as Seen by… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • La Bohème(1988)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • A Boy from Calabria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Screenplay

  • History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Cuore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Screenplay

  • Looking for Jesus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Voltati Eugenio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director · Writer

  • Traffic Jam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • L'amore in Italia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Creator

  • The Cat(1977)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Strange Occasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Keep It To Yourself! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen(1976)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Sunday Woman(1975)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Till Marriage Do Us Part (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Writer

  • Delitto d'amore(1974)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Scopone Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • The Adventures of Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Screenplay

  • I Bambini e Noi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Idea · Screenplay · Story · Writer · as Himself

  • Unknown Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence(1969)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Italian Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Misunderstood(1966)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Il compagno Don Camillo(1965)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Six Days a Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Story

  • The Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • My Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Story

  • 3 notti d'amore(1964)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Bebo's Girl(1964)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Police Commissioner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • A cavallo della tigre(1961)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Everybody Go Home!(1960)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Surprises of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • And That on Monday Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Writer

  • Dangerous Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Husbands in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • The Window to Luna Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • La bella di Roma(1955)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Sign of Venus(1955)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Frisky(1954)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Bread, Love and Dreams(1953)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Suitcase of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Heidi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Girls Marked Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Four Ways Out(1951)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Behind Closed Shutters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Il museo dei sogni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • L'ospedale del delitto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • The Emperor of Capri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Mill on the Po (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Adaptation

  • Guaglio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Daniele Cortis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Writer

  • Children in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 60 titles from 1946 to 2025.

Highest rated

Everybody Go Home! (1960)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Sign of Venus (1955)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing53 of 60: 17 only directing, 36 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thWriting40 of 60: 5 only writing, 35 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thCinematography1 of 60: 1 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew4 of 60: 1 only other crew, 3 with another role

60 titles, 36 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 35 of them.

By decade

1940s5 · crew1950s16 · crew1960s13 · crew1970s13 · crew1980s9 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s2 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Luigi Comencini's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 17 titles divides audiences: 14 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed1

Most loved · director, writer

Everybody Go Home! (1960)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 75/100 and the pacing 56/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Luigi Comencini work with?

People who share at least 2 of Luigi Comencini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nino Baragli shares the most, 9.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles