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Renato Carpentieri

Renato Carpentieri

Actor · Born April 2, 1943 (83) · Savignano Irpino, Avellino, Italy

Born in Savignano Irpino, Avellino, Carpentieri studied architecture in Naples, where from 1965 to 1974 he was engaged in the organization and promotion of cultural events with the group Nuova Cultura. In 1975 he was co-founder of the stage company Teatro dei Mutamenti, in which he was active until 1980 as a director, an actor and a playwright. He made his film debut in 1990, almost fifty years old, in Gianni Amelio's "Porte aperte". In 1993 he won a Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor for his performance in Gabriele Salvatores' "Puerto Escondido". Since 1995 he is the artistic director of the Neapolitan stage company Libera Scena Ensemble.

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Born
April 2, 1943 (83)
From
Savignano Irpino, Avellino, Italy
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on Motif · 70 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 46% in 30 days

What are Renato Carpentieri's films like?

Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif 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
41%
Bonds
28%
Morality
8%
Ideas
8%
Survival
6%
Power
6%
Society
3%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 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 1 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 6 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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 5 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 1 · 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 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Mentor
3 of 7
Ally
2 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
8
Contemplative
5
Tense
2
Warm
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet10

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 Renato Carpentieri's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Renato Carpentieri's titles on Motif; 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

70 credits, 13 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Mani Nude(2024)

    as Amato

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Island of Idealists (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Antonio Reffi

  • La luce nella masseria (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Worst Days (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Flaminio (segment "Natale")

  • Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey Into the Desert(2023)

    as Guiseppe Ungaretti

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • La giunta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Strangeness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Giovanni Verga

  • Invisibili (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Un mondo in più (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Prof. Valenti

  • Io sto bene(2020)

    as Antonio

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Santa Lucia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Roberto De Rosa

  • The Hand of God(2021)

    as Alfredo

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Life Ahead(2020)

    as Dr. Coen

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Hammamet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    as Il politico

  • Pastime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as The professor

  • Ordinary Happiness(2019)

    as Heaven employee

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Piranhas(2019)

    as Don Vittorio

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ride (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Cesare

  • The Stolen Caravaggio(2018)

    as Alberto Rak

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Cinderella the Cat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Commissario (voice)

  • Tenderness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Lorenzo

  • Daydreams (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Carlo, the gardener

  • Os Jogadores (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Babylon Sisters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Prof. Leone

  • The Stuff of Dreams (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Don Vincenzo

  • Solo(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Antonio Corona

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Major Fisherman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Gerardo Spira

  • Leopardi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Le mani dentro la città (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • The Art of Happiness (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Zio Luciano Cometa (voice)

  • Discovery at Dawn (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Giovanni Tonini

  • Caruso, the voice of love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Principe di Castaglietto

  • Corpo Celeste (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Don Lorenzo

  • The Jewel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Senatore Crusco

  • We Believed (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Carlo Poerio

  • Fort Apache Napoli (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Amato Lamberti

  • The Sweet and the Bitter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Vicari

  • Ossidiana (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Emilio Notte

  • Three Days of Anarchy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    as Don Vito Gallo

  • La vita degli altri (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mariano

  • Il consiglio d'Egitto (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Monsignor Airoldi

  • La voce del sangue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Tides of Change (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Zio Piero

  • La vita altrui (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    as Andreoli

  • The Squad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 221 episodes · as Valerio Cafasso

  • Don Matteo(2000)

    Show 16 episodes · as Vescovo

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • I fetentoni (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Barbera

  • Asini (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    as Padre Anselmo

  • Il manoscritto di Van Hecken (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Quasi fratelli (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Andrea

  • La casa bruciata (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Padre Ernesto

  • Bakunin's Son (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Antoni Saba

  • Artemisia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Nicolo

  • Cinque Giorni Di Tempesta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • The Vesuvians (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as (segment "Il diavolo in bottiglia")

  • Padre Pio de Pietrelcina (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Victoria's Tales (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Nemici d'infanzia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Corsini

  • Man Who Check the Meter (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Il proprietario

  • Vendetta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • A che punto è la notte (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Don Pezza

  • Law of Courage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Giuseppe Migliore

  • Dear Diary(1993)

    as Gerardo

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Sud (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Cannavacciuolo

  • Fiorile(1993)

    as Massimo as an old Man

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Puerto Escondido (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Viola

  • Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Luigi Caccioppoli

  • The Stolen Children(1992)

    as Maresciallo

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Yes Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    as Sartorio

  • Open Doors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    as Consolo

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 70 titles from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Piranhas (2019)

$2.3M worldwide

Highest rated

The Stolen Children (1992)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

The Hand of God (2021)

Film career

19902025

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 3 Motif titles. 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.

  • 1990Screen debut· Open Doors
  • 2000Career best· Father Matteo
  • 2017First top-billed film· Tenderness
  • 2017Career best· Tenderness

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting70 of 70: 70 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1990s24 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 3% of 29 roles
90951520

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 Motif, 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 Renato Carpentieri's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th6

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Don Matteo (2000)

67th percentile spread · 16% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Stolen Children (1992)

Midcredits 93rd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Renato Carpentieri work with?

People who share at least 2 of Renato Carpentieri's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Riccardo Zinna shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers