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Adriana Asti

Adriana Asti

Actor · Died July 31, 2025, aged 94 · Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Adriana Asti was born on 30 April 1931 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. She was an actress, known for The Best of Youth (2003), Caligula (1979) and Pasolini (2014). She was married to Giorgio Ferrara and Fabio Mauri. She died on 31 July 2025 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
April 30, 1931
Died
July 31, 2025 (aged 94)
From
Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 72 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 28Up 2% in 30 days

What are Adriana Asti's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Power.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Comedy 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
Self
25%
Power
19%
Society
18%
Morality
13%
Survival
10%
Bonds
10%
Ideas
4%
Tradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 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 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 10 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 9 · 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 10 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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 6 · Full focus 4

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 3 · 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 1 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Shapeshifter: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Shapeshifter
2 of 3
Herald
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
6
Absurd
5
Contemplative
4
Dread
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

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 Adriana Asti's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adriana Asti'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

72 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • A Woman's Name (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ines

  • Diary of a Chambermaid(2015)

    as Elvira Parsi, la maquerelle

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Pasolini maestro corsaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Pasolini(2014)

    as Susanna Pasolini

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Unforgivable(2011)

    as Anna Maria

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • L'ultimo Pulcinella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Marie/Maria Bellini

  • Plum Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Tina

  • Mes parents chéris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Mme Amato

  • Karol: The Pope, The Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mother Theresa

  • Karol: The Pope, The Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Madre Teresa di Calcutta

  • Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • The Best of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 4 episodes · as Adriana Carati

  • The Best of Youth(2003)

    as Adriana Carati

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Tosca e altre due (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Bimba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Fatima

  • Una vita non violenta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as la madre

  • Nag la Bombe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Nona / La nonna

  • Mange ta soupe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Mother

  • Dans un grand vent de fleurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 7 episodes · as Maria Di Luca

  • Le Cri de la soie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Madame de Villemer

  • The Seventh Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Augusta

  • Fable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Zia di Alfonso

  • Les Allumettes suédoises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Victoria de Rousseau

  • Les Allumettes suédoises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Victoria

  • Who Killed Pasolini?(1995)

    as Casal del Marmo teacher

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • La famiglia Ricordi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Il prete bello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Immacolata

  • Petomaniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • Action(1980)

    as Florence

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Caligula(1979)

    as Ennia

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Black Journal(1977)

    as Palma

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Stato interessante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Patrizia Ossobuco

  • A Simple Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Felicita

  • Latin Male Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Sisina

  • Dove volano i corvi d'argento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Writer

  • Un amore targato Forlì (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Actor

  • The Inheritance(1976)

    as Teta Ferramonti Furlin

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Chi dice donna, dice donna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Anna Bargagli

  • Down the Ancient Stairs(1975)

    as Gianna

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Sex Machine(1975)

    as Irene Nobili

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Zorro(1975)

    as Aunt Carmen

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

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

    as La petite amie

  • The Proof of love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Gianni Lover

  • Il trafficone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Virginia Vettiglia

  • The Phantom of Liberty(1974)

    as Lady in Black

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • My Dear Nephews (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Elisabetta Cenci Lisi

  • Amore e ginnastica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Elena Diberni

  • The Sensual Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Beatrice

  • My Darling Slave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Elena

  • A Brief Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Scanziani

  • Ludwig(1973)

    as Lila von Buliowski

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Le notti peccaminose di Pietro l'Aretino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Nana

  • Even If I Wanted to Work, What Do I Do? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Pasquina

  • Antigone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Antigone

  • Come un uragano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 5 episodes · as Glenda Cooper

  • Homo Eroticus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Agnese Trescori

  • Duet for Cannibals(1969)

    as Francesca

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Love Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Stepdaughter

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

    as Ruth

  • Caprice Italian Style(1968)

    as Bianca

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • What Are the Clouds? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Bianca

  • The Visionaries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Actor

  • Before the Revolution(1964)

    as Gina

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Disorder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Cronache del '22 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Ninì

  • Accattone(1961)

    as Amore

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Rocco and His Brothers(1960)

    as Laundry Worker

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Giorgio Washington ha dormito qui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • You're on Your Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Vittima (uncredited)

  • City at Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Adriana

  • La fiera della vanità (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebecca "Becky" Sharp

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles, 71 of them dated from 1958 to 2025; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

The Best of Youth (2003)

$2.8M worldwide

Highest rated

The Best of Youth (2003)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19582025

Peak 2004 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 72: 71 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thWriting1 of 72: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s3 · acting1960s11 · acting1970s27 · 26 acting · 1 crew1980s3 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 6% of 17 roles
596994

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Adriana Asti's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Action (1980)

82nd percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Best of Youth (2003)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Adriana Asti work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adriana Asti's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nino Baragli shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles