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Luigi Illica

Luigi Illica

Writer · Died December 16, 1919, aged 62 · Castell'Arquato, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Born
May 9, 1857
Died
December 16, 1919 (aged 62)
From
Castell'Arquato, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Works as
Writer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 80 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Luigi Illica's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Music4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Music 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
53%
Survival
26%
Morality
18%
Power
3%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality5 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 9

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 7

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · 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 2 · 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 5 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
8
Tense
6
Romantic
5
Dread
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Devastating8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Tragic9

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 Luigi Illica's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Luigi Illica's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

80 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • La Bohème(2026)

    Theatre Play

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

    Writer

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

    Writer

  • Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • Royal Opera House: Andrea Chénier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • Royal Opera House: Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Writer

  • La Bohème - Royal Opera House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • Madama Butterfly - Valencia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • La Bohème - Royal Opera House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Writer

  • La Bohème - Wiener Staatsoper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Tosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Manon Lescaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Tosca - Wiener Staatsoper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Madame Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Lyricist

  • Andrea Chénier - Wiener Staatsoper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer

  • The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer

  • Royal Opera House: Tosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Script

  • The Metropolitan Opera: Tosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Writer

  • Puccini: La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Puccini: La Bohème(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Giordano: Andrea Chénier - Teatro alla Scala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Royal Opera House: La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • Royal Opera House: Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Script

  • Madama Butterfly - Teatro alla Scala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Puccini: La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Madama Butterfly - Wiener Staatsoper(2018)

    Writer

  • The Metropolitan Opera - Puccini: Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Manon Lescaut - Metropolitan Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Royal Opera House: Andrea Chernier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Manon Lescaut - Bayerische Staatsoper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Manon Lescaut(2014)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Manon Lescaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer

  • The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer

  • La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Writer

  • Tosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • Royal Opera House: Tosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Madama Butterfly(2009)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Royal Opera House: La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

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

    Writer

  • Tosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • La Bohème(2008)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Puccini: La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • Manon Lescaut – The Met (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Writer

  • La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Writer

  • Puccini: La bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Writer

  • Tosca(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tosca(2001)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Tosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Writer

  • Manon Lescaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Writer

  • Manon Lescaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Writer

  • Andrea Chénier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Writer

  • Madame Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer

  • La Bohème(1988)

    Opera

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • La Boheme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Writer

  • Tosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Writer

  • Andrea Chénier - La Scala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Andrea Chénier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Manon Lescaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Writer

  • Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Writer

  • La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Writer

  • Puccini: La bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Writer

  • Andrea Chenier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Writer

  • Puccini: Manon Lescaut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer

  • Tosca - Metropolitan Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Writer

  • Tosca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Writer

  • Puccini's Madama Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Writer

  • Andrea Chenier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Writer

  • La Bohème(1965)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Maria Callas Sings Tosca, Act II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • Del Monaco: Andrea Chenier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Writer

  • Madame Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Story

  • MANON LESCAUT Puccini – Poznań Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Story

Career shape

A full career of 79 titles, 78 of them dated from 1954 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Tosca (2001)

$1.1M worldwide

Most popular right now

Manon Lescaut (2014)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing77 of 79: 77 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thOther crew2 of 79: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · crew1960s3 · crew1970s6 · crew1980s12 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s30 · crew2020s11 · 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 Luigi Illica's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of the 8 of 10 with a score; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

25thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · writer

Manon Lescaut (2014)

91st percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Tosca (2001)

Midcredits 84th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Luigi Illica work with?

People who share at least 2 of Luigi Illica's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Giuseppe Giacosa shares the most, 8.

Writers

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles