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Raffaele Mertes

Raffaele Mertes

Cinematographer and director, also writer · Born July 8, 1956 (70) · Rome, Italy

Born
July 8, 1956 (70)
From
Rome, Italy
Works as
Cinematographer and director, also writer
Titles
9 on Motif · 55 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 33% in 30 days

What are Raffaele Mertes' films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Genres

Biography3 titlesTypical Motif score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Motif score: 56th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
34%
Society
24%
Bonds
17%
Survival
12%
Self
9%
Power
2%
Ideas
2%
Faith5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 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 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 3

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · 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

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · 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 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

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

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
5
Hopeful
4
Romantic
2
Dread
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1

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 Raffaele Mertes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Raffaele Mertes' titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

55 credits, 9 with a Motif page.

  • Din Don 9: Paesani spaesati (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Din Don 8: Viaggio di nozze a Cinecittà World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Fragili (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Din Don: Quando meno te lo aspetti (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Din Don: La magia del cinema (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • TERMA (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Un amore e una vendetta (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • L'oro di Cuba (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Un dottore quasi perfetto (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • The Last Championship (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Cinematographer

  • The Holy Family (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Carabinieri - Sotto copertura (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Apocalypse(2002)

    Director · Writer

    Motif score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Friends of Jesus: Thomas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Gli amici di Gesù - Giuda(2001)

    Director

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Mary Magdalene(2000)

    Director

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Joseph of Nazareth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

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

    Cinematographer

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

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • The Bible Collection: Esther(1999)

    Director

    Motif score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Bible Collection: Jeremiah(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Second Wife(1998)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Frigidaire - Il film (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

  • Nicholas’ Gift (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • As You Want Me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Samson and Delilah (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • R.D.F. Rumori di fondo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Moses (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • A Dio piacendo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Cinematographer

  • Fluke(1995)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Killer Wore Yellow Shoes (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

  • Like Two Crocodiles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Cinematographer

  • Il tempo del ritorno (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

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

    Cinematographer

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

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Trauma(1993)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Flight of the Innocent(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Adelaide (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Ladri di futuro (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer

  • Barocco (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • The Sect (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Il senso della vertigine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Passi sulla luna (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • The Game of Shadows (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)

    Cinematographer

  • Io, Peter Pan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Cinematographer

  • Blood Delirium (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Faida (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Camera Operator

  • Angela and Angela (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1988)

    Cinematographer

  • Aurelia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Oggetto sessuale (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    Cinematographer

  • Living Off Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 55 titles from 1984 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Fluke (1995)

$4M worldwide

Highest rated

The Bible Collection: Jeremiah (1998)

Motif 79th

Most popular right now

Fluke (1995)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing15 of 55: 10 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting2 of 55: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing1 of 55: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleCinematography42 of 55: 38 only cinematography, 4 with another role · typical Motif score65thOther crew1 of 55: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

55 titles, 5 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s6 · crew1990s32 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s1 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Raffaele Mertes' films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Motif score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Gli amici di Gesù - Giuda (2001)

77th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Bible Collection: Jeremiah (1998)

Motif 79th · 75% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 71/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 58. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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 Motif 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 Raffaele Mertes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Raffaele Mertes' Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luca Bernabei shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers