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Dino Risi

Dino Risi

Director and writer · Died June 7, 2008, aged 91 · Milan, Italy

Dino Risi (23 December 1916 – 7 June 2008) was an Italian film director. With Mario Monicelli, Luigi Comencini, Nanni Loy and Ettore Scola, he was one of the masters of Commedia all'italiana. He was born in Milan. Risi started his career in cinema as an assistant director to cinema figures such as Mario Soldati and Alberto Lattuada. Later he began directing his own films and was credited with giving early opportunities to future acting stars such as Sophia Loren and Vittorio Gassman. His 1966 film Treasure of San Gennaro was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. His biggest hits were Poor, But Handsome (Poveri ma belli), followed by two sequels, which he also directed; A Difficult Life (Una vita difficile); The Easy Life (Il sorpasso); Opiate '67 or, in a cut version, 15 From Rome (I Mostri); and Scent Of A Woman (Profumo di Donna), which was remade by Martin Brest starring Al Pacino in 1992. In 2002, he was awarded the Golden Lion – Honorary Award (Leone d'oro alla carriera) at the Venice Film Festival for his life-time work. Two of his films, Il giovedì and Il commissario Lo Gatto, were shown in a retrospective section on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. He died on 7 June 2008 at his residence in Rome. He was 91 and is survived by two children, Claudio and Marco (film director).[from Wikipedia]

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 23, 1916
Died
June 7, 2008 (aged 91)
From
Milan, Italy
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 81 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 37 days to Oct 26Up 23% in 30 days

What are Dino Risi's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th 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
Bonds
27%
Self
26%
Morality
21%
Power
17%
Society
6%
Survival
3%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession5 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 7 · Wry 4 · Earnest 16

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

Grounded 20 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 9 · Charged 20 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 15

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

Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 20 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
14
Absurd
12
Warm
11
Joyful
9
Tense
9
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous7

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 Dino Risi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Dino Risi'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

81 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Aspirante vedovo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Original Story

  • Speaking with Gassman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • Le ragazze di Miss Italia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Giovani e belli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • Esercizi di stile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Mission of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator · Screenplay

  • Scent of a Woman(1992)

    Characters

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Wall(1991)

    as Direttore del Giornale (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Life with the Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Screenplay · Story

  • I'll Be Going Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Sons' Life(1991)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Running Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Writer

  • Il vizio di vivere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Teresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Story · Writer

  • Il commissario Lo Gatto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Madman at War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Writer

  • Le bon roi Dagobert(1984)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • ...e la vita continua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Screenplay

  • Sesso e volentieri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Fantasma d'amore(1981)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sunday Lovers(1980)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Sono fotogenico(1980)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Dear Father(1979)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • First Love(1978)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Viva Italia!(1977)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Without Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • The Bishop's Bedroom(1977)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Lost Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Career of a Chambermaid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Scent of a Woman(1974)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • How Funny Can Sex Be?(1973)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dirty Weekend(1973)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • In the Name of the Italian People(1971)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • That's How We Women Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Priest's Wife(1970)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Normal Young Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Adaptation

  • I See Naked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Story

  • Straziami ma di baci saziami(1968)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Prophet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director · Story

  • The Tiger and the Pussycat(1967)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Treasure of San Gennaro(1966)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Our Husbands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Weekend, Italian Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • I complessi(1965)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Dolls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • Il gaucho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • The Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • The Monsters(1963)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • I Mostri [Episodi Inediti] (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • La marcia su Roma(1962)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Il sorpasso(1962)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • A Difficult Life(1961)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • A porte chiuse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director · Story

  • Un amore a Roma(1960)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Love and Larceny(1960)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Widower(1959)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Poor Millionaires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Venice, the Moon and You(1958)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Fast and Sexy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Story

  • Poor Girl, Pretty Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Oh! Sabella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Poor But Beautiful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • The Montecarlo Story(1956)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Scandal in Sorrento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Story

  • Disperato addio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Adaptation

  • The Sign of Venus(1955)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Love in the City(1953)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Il viale della speranza(1953)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Sunday Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Story

  • Toto and the Kings of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Screenplay

  • Vacation with a Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Anna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Songs in the streets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Writer

  • Lights Out in the Cinema Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • La fabbrica del duomo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • 1848 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Tigullio minore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director · Writer

  • Towards Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Barboni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Piccolo mondo antico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Assistant Director

Career shape

A full career of 81 titles from 1941 to 2013.

Biggest box office

Scent of a Woman (1992)

$134M worldwide

Highest rated

Il sorpasso (1962)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Scent of a Woman (1992)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 81: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting69 of 81: 18 only directing, 51 with another role · typical Midcredits score60thWriting60 of 81: 9 only writing, 51 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew2 of 81: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

81 titles, 51 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 51 of them.

By decade

1940s6 · crew1950s19 · crew1960s20 · crew1970s13 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew2000s3 · 1 acting · 2 crew2010s1 · 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 Dino Risi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 32; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer

Dirty Weekend (1973)

65th percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Il sorpasso (1962)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 69/100 and the pacing 50/100 in their films, across 19 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.

Is Dino Risi's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Dino Risi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dino Risi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alberto Gallitti shares the most, 13.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles