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Luciano Tovoli

Luciano Tovoli

Cinematographer · Born October 30, 1936 (89) · Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy

Luciano Tovoli (born 30 October 1936) is an Italian cinematographer and filmmaker. With a career spanning over five decades, he is considered one of Italy's premier cinematographers, collaborating with numerous acclaimed filmmakers such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Francis Veber, Dario Argento, Ettore Scola, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Julie Taymor. Films that Tovoli has photographed include The Passenger (1975), Suspiria (1977), Titus (1999). He has been a longtime collaborator of Barbet Schroeder, having worked with the Iranian-born filmmaker's Reversal of Fortune (1990), Single White Female (1992), Before and After (1996), Murder by Numbers (2002), and Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008). He is a member of the American, Italian Society of Cinematographers, and an honorary member of the Swedish Society of Cinematographers and the European Federation of Cinematographers. In 1983, Tovoli directed and cowrote Il Generale dell'armata morte based on a novel by Ismail Kadare, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anouk Aimée. Source: Article "Luciano Tovoli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 30, 1936 (89)
From
Massa Marittima, Grosseto, Italy
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 85 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 1% in 30 days

What are Luciano Tovoli's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
Morality
26%
Bonds
22%
Self
20%
Survival
11%
Power
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
6%
Deception12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 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 13 · Serious 8 · Dark 14

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 10 · Charged 13 · Intense 12

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

A split, not a type: Steady 18 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 4

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 18 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 12

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

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 13 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 7

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 14 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 19 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 9

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
13
Warm
13
Contemplative
10
Dread
8
Other
23

How their films linger

Thought-provoking15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous5

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 Luciano Tovoli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Luciano Tovoli'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

85 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Vamos a Matar - Storia e storie del western mediterraneo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Sé stesso

  • All the things that remain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Deep Argento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • False Confessions(2017)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Il padre di mia figlia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • A Jew Must Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Amnesia(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • How Strange to be Named Federico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Cinematographer

  • Dracula 3D(2012)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Amici miei - Come tutto ebbe inizio(2011)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Natale in Sudafrica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Oceans(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Inju: The Beast in the Shadow(2008)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Hidden Love(2007)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Ruby & Quentin(2003)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • La regina degli scacchi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer · Producer

  • Murder by Numbers(2002)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Ti voglio bene Eugenio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Cinematographer

  • Deceit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Cinematographer

  • The Closet(2001)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Titus(1999)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Dinner Game(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Desperate Measures(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Jaguar(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Before and After(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Kiss of Death(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Teddy Bear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Monkey Trouble(1994)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Mario, Maria and Mario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Cinematographer

  • Cyber Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Single White Female(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Voyage of Captain Fracassa(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Reversal of Fortune(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Voyage in Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Vanille fraise(1989)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • What Time Is It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Splendor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Priceless Beauty(1988)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Big (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • The Fugitives(1986)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Who's Afraid of Dracula? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • The General of the Dead Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Tenebrae(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • The Roaring Forties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Cinematographer

  • The Mystery of Oberwald (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • Bianco, rosso e Verdone(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Il resto del Pap'occhio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • In the Pope's Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • Adoption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Where Are You Going on Holiday?(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Noccioline a colazione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Bye Bye Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • Behind Convent Walls(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • This Is the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Suspiria(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Desert of the Tartars(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Last Woman(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Sunday Woman(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • La vita in gioco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Leonor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • The Peaceful Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • The Passenger(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • L'altro Dio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Snapshot of a Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Weak Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • Bread and Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Dirty Weekend(1973)

    Cinematographer · as Tovoli, TV Journalist (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Diary of a School Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 4 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Diary of a Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Chung Kuo: China (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • We Won't Grow Old Together(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Io non spezzo... rompo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Tulips of Haarlem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Camera Operator

  • Una macchia rosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Cinematographer

  • Four Came to Kill Sartana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • The Uninvited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Cinematographer

  • Radiografia della miseria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Almost a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Camera Operator

  • Seasons of Our Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Camera Operator

  • Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow(1963)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bandits of Orgosolo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Camera Operator

Career shape

A full career of 85 titles from 1961 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Oceans (2008)

$83M worldwide

Highest rated

The Dinner Game (1998)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Suspiria (1977)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 85: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 85: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 85: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography77 of 85: 74 only cinematography, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew5 of 85: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

85 titles, 3 with more than one role.

By decade

1960s7 · crew1970s26 · 1 acting · 26 crew1980s18 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s3 · acting

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 Luciano Tovoli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 36 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · cinematographer

Priceless Beauty (1988)

78th percentile spread · 51% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Dinner Game (1998)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 70/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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.

Is Luciano Tovoli's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles9–93 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles12–75 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles19–69 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles28–51 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles21–88 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Luciano Tovoli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Luciano Tovoli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barbet Schroeder shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles