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Giovanni Fusco

Giovanni Fusco

Composer · Died May 31, 1968, aged 61 · Sant'Agata de' Goti, Campania, Italy

Giovanni Fusco (10 October 1906, Sant'Agata dei Goti, Benevento – 31 May 1968, Rome) was an Italian composer, pianist and conductor, who has written numerous film scores since 1936, including those of Alain Resnais's Hiroshima mon amour (1959) and La guerre est finie (1966), as well as those of most of the 1948-1964 films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, from N.U. (Nettezza Urbana) to Il deserto rosso, except for La notte (soundtrack by Giorgio Gaslini) and some of his early short films. Two of his soundtracks, those of Antonioni's Cronaca di un amore and L'avventura, won Silver Ribbon for the best film score from Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists in 1951 and 1961, respectively. His brother Tarcisio Fusco was also a composer. His daughter was the operatic soprano Cecilia Fusco. Source: Article "Giovanni Fusco" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 10, 1906
Died
May 31, 1968 (aged 61)
From
Sant'Agata de' Goti, Campania, Italy
Works as
Composer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 77 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are Giovanni Fusco's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
21%
Morality
17%
Society
17%
Survival
17%
Self
16%
Power
12%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 11

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 4

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

Steady 10 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

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 5 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 6

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
9
Contemplative
5
Thrilling
3
Romantic
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Haunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Giovanni Fusco's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Giovanni Fusco'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

77 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Libera nos a malo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Sound

  • Hiroshima: The Time of Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Composer

  • The Confession(1970)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Love and Anger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Composer

  • A Black Veil for Lisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Run, Psycho, Run (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Garter Colt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • The Sex of Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • Mafia(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Five Days in Sinai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Composer

  • A Nun at the Crossroads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • The Subversives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • Domani non siamo piu' qui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Composer

  • The War Is Over(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Three Sergeants of Bengal(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • I pirati della Malesia(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • 3 notti d'amore(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Time of Indifference (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Composer

  • Red Desert(1964)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Outlaws of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Corruption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Sandokan the Great (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Girl from La Mancha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Secret Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • The Avenger(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Invasion 1700 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • The Nun of Monza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • L'Eclisse(1962)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Composer

  • Gold of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • The Trojan Horse(1961)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • It's Called Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • Milano nera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Composer

  • The Pharaohs' Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Cleopatra's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • The Dolphins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • L'Avventura(1960)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Lipstick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • The Cossacks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Hiroshima Mon Amour(1959)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Adventure in the archipelago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Composer

  • Aphrodite, Goddess of Love(1958)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Il Grido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Composer

  • Four of the Thundering Jet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Le amiche(1955)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • L'orfana del ghetto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • Abandoned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Composer

  • La pattuglia sperduta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Music Supervisor

  • Black Devils of Kali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • Mystery of the Black Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Composer

  • The Vanquished(1953)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Traviata 53 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • The Lady Without Camelias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Composer

  • The Mistress of Treves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Composer

  • Ha fatto 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Composer

  • Story of a Love Affair(1950)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Villa of Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Composer

  • Lies of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

  • La mano della morta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Composer

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

    Composer

  • Seven Reeds, One Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • N.U. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Composer

  • Le modelle di via Margutta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • Uno tra la folla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • Umanità (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Sound

  • Fear No Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Composer

  • Dente per dente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Composer

  • L'uomo venuto dal mare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Composer

  • Due cuori sotto sequestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Composer

  • Non me lo dire! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Il pirata sono io! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • Pazza di gioia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Composer

  • A Road in India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Composer

  • Il dottor Antonio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Composer

  • Milizie della civiltà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Composer

  • Un eroe del nostro tempo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Sound

Career shape

A full career of 77 titles, 75 of them dated from 1937 to 2009.

Biggest box office

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

$140K worldwide

Highest rated

The Confession (1970)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music73 of 77: 72 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndOther crew5 of 77: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1930s2 · crew1940s15 · crew1950s18 · crew1960s37 · crew1970s1 · crew2000s2 · 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 Giovanni Fusco's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 82nd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

None of their 16 titles divides audiences: 6 are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed6

Most loved · composer

The Confession (1970)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 68/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

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 Giovanni Fusco's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 10 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 8 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Giovanni Fusco work with?

People who share at least 2 of Giovanni Fusco's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michelangelo Antonioni shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers