Born in Rome in 1961, she is a director and screenwriter who studied philosophy at La Sapienza University before interrupting her studies to move to Paris, where she lived for eighteen years and where her three children were born. Her debut film, Pianoforte (1984), won the De Sica Award at the Venice International Film Festival. Since then, she has worked tirelessly across documentary and fiction, tackling themes that continually question reality and its conflicts, including Carlo Giuliani, Boy (2002), I Like to Work (Mobbing) (2004), In fabbrica (2007), and The White Space (2009). In the following years, he directed several episodes of TV series such as Gomorrah and Django. In 2024, he released The Time It Takes, an autobiographical film dedicated to his father, Luigi Comencini, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and won the Nastri d’Argento awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 19, 1961 (65)
- Roma, Italy
- Director and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Francesca Comencini's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
Moods and endings
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 Francesca Comencini's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Francesca Comencini'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
23 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
La diaspora delle Vele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Time It Takes(2024)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Django(2022)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows
Luna Nera(2020)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Women Directors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Gomorrah(2014)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
A Special Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The White Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
L'Aquila 2009: Five Directors in the Rubble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
In fabbrica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Our Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Le Cercle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Visions of Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
I Like to Work – Mobbing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Carlo Giuliani, a Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
The Words of My Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Shakespeare a Palermo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Miracle of Marcellino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Annabelle partagée (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
La lumière du lac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
A Boy from Calabria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Pianoforte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles from 1985 to 2025.
Biggest box office
The Time It Takes (2024)
Highest rated
The Time It Takes (2024)
Most popular right now
Django (2022)
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.
Who does Francesca Comencini work with?
People who share at least 2 of Francesca Comencini's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Francesca Manieri shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Francesca ManieriShared titles: Luna Nera (2020), Stories of Love That Cannot Belong to This World (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Francesca Manieri
- Laura PaolucciShared titles: Luna Nera (2020), Stories of Love That Cannot Belong to This World (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Laura Paolucci
Cinematographers and editors
- Ilaria FraioliShared titles: Luna Nera (2020), Stories of Love That Cannot Belong to This World (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Ilaria Fraioli
- Valerio AzzaliShared titles: Luna Nera (2020), Stories of Love That Cannot Belong to This World (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Valerio Azzali
Producers
- Domenico ProcacciShared titles: Luna Nera (2020), Stories of Love That Cannot Belong to This World (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Domenico Procacci
