Ettore Scola (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛttore ˈskɔːla]; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film career was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Scola was born in Trevico, Avellino, Campania. From age 15, he became a ghostwriter. He entered the film industry as a screenwriter in 1953, and collaborated with director Dino Risi and fellow writer Ruggero Maccari on the screenplay for Risi's feature, Il Sorpasso (1962). He directed his first film, Let's Talk About Women, in 1964. In 1974 Scola enjoyed international success with We All Loved Each Other So Much (C'eravamo tanto amati), a wide fresco of post-World War II Italian life and politics, dedicated to fellow director Vittorio De Sica. The film won the Golden Prize at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1976 he won the Prix de la mise en scène at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival for Brutti, sporchi e cattivi. Scola made further successful films, including A Special Day (1977), That Night In Varennes (1982), What Time Is It? (1989) and Captain Fracassa's Journey (1990). He directed close to 40 films in some 40 years. His film Passione d'amore, adapted from a 19th-century novel, was adapted by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine into the award-winning musical Passion. He was a member of the jury at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. Scola died in Rome on 19 January 2016 at the age of 84. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ettore Scola, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 10, 1931
- January 19, 2016 (aged 84)
- Trevico, Campania, Italy
- Writer and director, also editor
- 26 on MovieCove · 98 credits in all
What are Ettore Scola's films like?
Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.
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
A split, not a type: Ironic 9 · Wry 4 · Earnest 12
Light 9 · Serious 10 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 12 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 5
Gentle 8 · Charged 14 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 15 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 14
Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1
Casual 18 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 4
Resolved 17 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet13
- Tragic5
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical1
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 Ettore Scola's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Ettore Scola'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
98 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Down So Long (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
A Bookshop in Paris(2021)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Morceaux de Cannes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Puccini: La Bohème (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
At War with Love(2016)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
How Strange to be Named Federico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Furio Scarpelli - Il racconto prima di tutto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
THE INTERPRETER OF BLACK AND WHITE FILMS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
People of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Letters from Palestine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Spring of 2002 - Italy Protests, Italy Stops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Unfair Competition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Dinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
1943-1997 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Cresceranno i carciofi a Mimongo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Rome, November 12, 1994 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
The Story of a Poor Young Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Mario, Maria and Mario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
What Time Is It? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Splendor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Piazza Navona - Sei opere prime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
The Family(1987)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Macaroni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Cinecittà Cinecittà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Cuori nella tormenta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Le Bal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
That Night in Varennes(1982)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Passion of Love(1981)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Vorrei Che Volo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
The Terrace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Viva Italia!(1977)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
A Special Day(1977)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Ugly, Dirty and Bad(1976)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all filmsIl silenzio è complicità (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all filmsTrevico-Turin: Voyage in Fiatnam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Festival dell’Unità 1972 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
My Name Is Rocco Papaleo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
That's How We Women Are (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Pizza Triangle(1970)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Police Chief Pepe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Prophet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
Anyone Can Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Devil in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Made in Italy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
I Knew Her Well(1965)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Thrilling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
I complessi(1965)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
One Million Dollars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
The Magnificent Cuckold(1964)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Il gaucho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Let's Talk About Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
High Infidelity(1964)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
The Visit(1963)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
I cuori infranti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Monsters(1963)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Il successo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
The Girl from Parma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Sex Can Be Difficult (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
La marcia su Roma(1962)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Il sorpasso(1962)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Roaring Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
The Policeman on Horseback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Ghosts of Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Adua and Her Friends(1960)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Le pillole di Ercole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Love and Larceny(1960)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Nel blu dipinto di blu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Totò in the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
March's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Il marito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Non sono più guaglione (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Il conte Max (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
Mi permette babbo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
I giorni più belli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Guardia, guardia scelta, brigadiere e maresciallo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Lo scapolo(1955)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
I pappagalli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
It Happened in the Penitentiary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Good night… lawyer! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
An American in Rome(1954)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
A Parisian in Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Rosso e nero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
It Happened at the Police Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Gran varietà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Mid-Century Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Laugh! Laugh! Laugh! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Cavalcade of Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Fermi tutti... arrivo io! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
Half a Century of Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
Career shape
A full career of 98 titles from 1952 to 2023.
Biggest box office
A Bookshop in Paris (2021)
Highest rated
A Special Day (1977)
Most popular right now
We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974)
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 Ettore Scola's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up21
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 26 titles divides audiences: 17 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved6
- Crowd Pleaser17
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 69/100 and the plot and story 58/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles. 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.
Is Ettore Scola's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Ettore Scola work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ettore Scola's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ruggero Maccari shares the most, 18.
Directors
- Dino RisiShared titles: Viva Italia! (1977), I complessi (1965), The Monsters (1963), Il sorpasso (1962), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960)See all 6 shared titles with Dino Risi
- Antonio PietrangeliShared titles: I Knew Her Well (1965), The Magnificent Cuckold (1964), The Visit (1963), Adua and Her Friends (1960), Lo scapolo (1955)See all 5 shared titles with Antonio Pietrangeli
- Mario MonicelliShared titles: Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), High Infidelity (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Mario Monicelli
- Franco RossiShared titles: I complessi (1965), High Infidelity (1964)See all 2 shared titles with Franco Rossi
Writers
- Ruggero MaccariShared titles: The Family (1987), Passion of Love (1981), A Special Day (1977), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976), I complessi (1965), I Knew Her Well (1965), High Infidelity (1964), The Magnificent Cuckold (1964), The Monsters (1963), The Visit (1963) and 6 moreSee newest 12 of 18 shared titles with Ruggero Maccari
- Furio ScarpelliShared titles: A Bookshop in Paris (2021), The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990), The Family (1987), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Pizza Triangle (1970), The Monsters (1963), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960)See all 10 shared titles with Furio Scarpelli
- Agenore IncrocciShared titles: Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Pizza Triangle (1970), I complessi (1965), The Monsters (1963), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960)See all 8 shared titles with Agenore Incrocci
- Sandro ContinenzaShared titles: La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960), Lo scapolo (1955), An American in Rome (1954)See all 4 shared titles with Sandro Continenza
Actors
- Vittorio GassmanShared titles: The Family (1987), Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Monsters (1963), Il sorpasso (1962), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960)See all 8 shared titles with Vittorio Gassman
- Ugo TognazziShared titles: Viva Italia! (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), I complessi (1965), I Knew Her Well (1965), High Infidelity (1964), The Magnificent Cuckold (1964), The Monsters (1963), La marcia su Roma (1962)See all 8 shared titles with Ugo Tognazzi
- Marcello MastroianniShared titles: That Night in Varennes (1982), A Special Day (1977), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Pizza Triangle (1970), Adua and Her Friends (1960)See all 6 shared titles with Marcello Mastroianni
- Sandra MiloShared titles: A Bookshop in Paris (2021), The Visit (1963), Adua and Her Friends (1960), Lo scapolo (1955)See all 4 shared titles with Sandra Milo
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Armando TrovajoliShared titles: The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990), The Family (1987), That Night in Varennes (1982), Passion of Love (1981), A Special Day (1977), Viva Italia! (1977), Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972), The Pizza Triangle (1970), I complessi (1965), High Infidelity (1964) and 4 moreSee newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Armando Trovajoli
- Raimondo CrocianiShared titles: The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990), That Night in Varennes (1982), Passion of Love (1981), A Special Day (1977), Ugly, Dirty and Bad (1976), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972)See all 7 shared titles with Raimondo Crociani
- Armando NannuzziShared titles: That Night in Varennes (1982), I Knew Her Well (1965), The Magnificent Cuckold (1964), The Visit (1963), Adua and Her Friends (1960)See all 5 shared titles with Armando Nannuzzi
- Eraldo Da RomaShared titles: The Magnificent Cuckold (1964), The Visit (1963), Adua and Her Friends (1960), Love and Larceny (1960), Lo scapolo (1955)See all 5 shared titles with Eraldo Da Roma
Producers
- Mario Cecchi GoriShared titles: The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990), The Monsters (1963), Il sorpasso (1962), La marcia su Roma (1962), Love and Larceny (1960)See all 5 shared titles with Mario Cecchi Gori
- Franco CommitteriShared titles: The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990), The Family (1987), Passion of Love (1981), Goodnight, Ladies and Gentlemen (1976)See all 4 shared titles with Franco Committeri
- Pio AngelettiShared titles: Viva Italia! (1977), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Pizza Triangle (1970), The Monsters (1963)See all 4 shared titles with Pio Angeletti
- Adriano De MicheliShared titles: Viva Italia! (1977), We All Loved Each Other So Much (1974), The Pizza Triangle (1970)See all 3 shared titles with Adriano De Micheli