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Paolo Cottignola

Editor · Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Paolo Cottignola was born in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Paolo is an editor and director, known for The Last One for the Road (2025), The Profession of Arms (2001) and The Right Distance (2007).

Biography from IMDb.

From
Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Works as
Editor
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 43 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 20% in 30 days

What are Paolo Cottignola's films like?

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

Genres

Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama 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
Morality
25%
Self
17%
Bonds
15%
Survival
15%
Power
12%
Society
11%
Ideas
4%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

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

Steady 5 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · 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 6 · Even-paced 1 · 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 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Contemplative
3
Warm
2
Bittersweet
3
Tense
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Paolo Cottignola's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Paolo Cottignola'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

43 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Last One for the Road(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Lubo(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Bohemian(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Tiger's Nest(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Gli Atomici Fotonici (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editorial Consultant

  • Verdiana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Supervising Editor

  • Moon Landing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • Hidden Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • Thunderbolts and Lightning Strikes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Supervising Editor

  • Tutte le mie notti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • Libellula gentile. Fabio Pusterla, il lavoro del poeta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Editor

  • The Prosecco Murders(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Vedete, sono uno di voi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor · Sound

  • On the Trail of My Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Il pianeta che ci ospita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Editor

  • Greenery Will Bloom Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Venice 70: Future Reloaded (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Medici con l'Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Sei Venezia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • The Cardboard Village (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Goodbye Mr. Zeus! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • La passione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Wine Cliffs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Supervising Editor

  • Mother Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Editor

  • The Right Distance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • One Hundred Nails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • Atto Unico di Jannis Kounellis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

  • An Italian Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor

  • Il giorno del falco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor

  • Singing Behind Screens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Editor

  • On the Tiger's Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Editor

  • Ritratti: Luigi Meneghello (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Editor

  • The Profession of Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Editor

  • Holy Tongue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • Ritratti: Andrea Zanzotto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • Il Denaro non esiste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director

  • Ritratti: Mario Rigoni Stern (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Editor

  • The Last Moons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • L'estate di Davide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Editor

  • Genesis: The Creation and the Flood(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Secret of the Old Woods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Editor

  • The Legend of the Holy Drinker(1988)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A School Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Assistant Editor

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 1983 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Last One for the Road (2025)

$3.4M worldwide

Highest rated

The Last One for the Road (2025)

Midcredits 90th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 43: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleEditing40 of 43: 39 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thOther crew3 of 43: 2 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s8 · 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 Paolo Cottignola's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · editor

Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994)

82nd percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Last One for the Road (2025)

Midcredits 90th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Paolo Cottignola work with?

People who share at least 2 of Paolo Cottignola's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ermanno Olmi shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors