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Milena Canonero

Milena Canonero

Producer, also actor · Born January 1, 1946 (80) · Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Milena Canonero, Dame Grand Cross (born 1 January 1946) is an Italian costume designer, who has worked for both film and stage productions. She has won four Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, and been nominated for the award nine times.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1946 (80)
From
Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Works as
Producer, also actor
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 57 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Milena Canonero's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary 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
28%
Self
27%
Survival
17%
Society
16%
Ideas
12%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 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 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 3

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
5
Tense
3
Warm
3
Contemplative
2
Romantic
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2

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 Milena Canonero's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Milena Canonero'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

57 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Arabella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Costume Designer

  • The Phoenician Scheme(2025)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Megalopolis(2024)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Asteroid City(2023)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hill of Vision(2022)

    Costume Designer · Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The French Dispatch(2021)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Sisters Brothers(2018)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Paris Can Wait(2016)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Last Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Costume Design · Production Design

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Castello Cavalcanti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Costume Design

  • The Mercury Conspiracy(2013)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Romeo & Juliet(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Carnage(2011)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Wolfman(2010)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Met — Tosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Costume Design

  • I Vicerè (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Costume Design

  • The Darjeeling Limited(2007)

    Costume Designer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Belle toujours(2006)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Marie Antoinette(2006)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou(2004)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Ocean's Twelve(2004)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Eros(2004)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Solaris(2002)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Affair of the Necklace(2001)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Titus(1999)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Bulworth(1998)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Camilla(1994)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Arabella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Costume Design

  • Love Affair(1994)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Death and the Maiden(1994)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Only You(1994)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Damage(1992)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Costume Design

  • Single White Female(1992)

    Costume Design · Production Design

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Godfather Part III(1990)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Reversal of Fortune(1990)

    Costume Consultant

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Naked Tango(1990)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Dick Tracy(1990)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Bachelor(1990)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Lost Angels(1989)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Fair Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Associate Producer

  • Tucker: The Man and His Dream(1988)

    Costume Designer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Barfly(1987)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Good Morning Babylon(1987)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Out of Africa(1985)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Cotton Club(1984)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Give My Regards to Broad Street(1984)

    Costume Designer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Hunger(1983)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Chariots of Fire(1981)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Shining(1980)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Express(1978)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Costume Design

  • Barry Lyndon(1975)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • A Clockwork Orange(1971)

    Costume Design

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Versace: The Medusa Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Costume Designer

Career shape

A full career of 57 titles, 56 of them dated from 1971 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Romeo & Juliet (2013)

$3M worldwide

Highest rated

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal (2005)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Romeo & Juliet (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing6 of 57: 5 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thOther crew52 of 57: 51 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1970s4 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s15 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s10 · crew2020s6 · 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 Milena Canonero's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 47; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · producer

Naked Tango (1990)

67th percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Good Morning Babylon (1987)

Midcredits 69th · 62% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. 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 Milena Canonero work with?

People who share at least 2 of Milena Canonero's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Roberto Faenza shares the most, 2.

Directors

Composers

Producers