Silvio Narizzano is among the vanguard of early English Canadian filmmakers that also included Sidney J. Furie, Ted Kotcheff, Norman Jewison, Lindsay Shonteff, and Arthur Hiller. Born in Montreal, his first theatrical work was with the city's Mountain Playhouse before joining the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He was the first among the aforementioned Canadian filmmakers to emigrate to England to work in British television, and was creatively instrumental in the formation of Granada Television. In transitioning to cinema later than Furie, Kotcheff, and Jewison, he made his debut with the Hammer Studios classic Die! Die! My Darling (1965), before scoring his greatest acclaim as director of Georgy Girl (1966). He followed that up with Blue (1968), a misunderstood critical and commercial flop, but a film that remained, to him, the most personal film of his career. He continued making films in mainland Europe throughout the 70's, before returning to Canada to make Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977) and England to make The Class of Miss Macmichael (1978). Narizzano spent his twilight years in relative seclusion, having immersed himself in religious studies.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 8, 1927
- July 26, 2011 (aged 84)
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Director, also producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 33 credits in all
What are Silvio Narizzano's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3
Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- 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 Silvio Narizzano's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Silvio Narizzano'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
33 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Space Precinct(1994)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Miss Marple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Young Shoulders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Choices(1981)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Staying On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Come Back, Little Sheba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Why Shoot the Teacher?(1977)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Laurence Olivier Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
The Sky is Falling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
The Cafeteria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Public's Right to Know (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Fade In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Redneck(1973)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all filmsThe Little Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Country Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Poet Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Pal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Loot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Blue(1968)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Georgy Girl(1966)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all filmsThe Wednesday Thriller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Die! Die! My Darling!(1965)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all filmsStory Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
24 Hours in a Woman's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Drama 61-67 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
The Trial of Oscar Wilde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
On Trial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Thunder on Sycamore Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
The Simple Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1957 to 1994.
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 Silvio Narizzano's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Silvio Narizzano work with?
People who share at least 2 of Silvio Narizzano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Max Benedict shares the most, 2.
Editors
- Max BenedictShared titles: The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978), Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Max Benedict
Producers
- Judd BernardShared titles: The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978), Blue (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Judd Bernard
- Patricia CaseyShared titles: The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978), Blue (1968)See all 2 shared titles with Patricia Casey