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Francesco Di Giacomo

Francesco Di Giacomo

Cinematographer · Born January 1, 1975 (51) · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Venice award winner

Born
January 1, 1975 (51)
From
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
18 on Motif · 46 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Francesco Di Giacomo's films like?

Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Motif score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Motif score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: 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
Self
36%
Bonds
17%
Morality
15%
Survival
9%
Ideas
9%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · 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 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Melancholic
6
Contemplative
5
Dread
2
Absurd
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous4

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 Francesco Di Giacomo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Francesco Di Giacomo's 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

46 credits, 18 with a Motif page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • It Will Happen Tonight (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Illusione (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Cinematographer

  • Starbright(2026)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Portobello(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • I Saw a King (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Close to Me(2025)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Opera! Arie per un'eclissi(2024)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Almost Paradise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Cinematographer

  • No Activity: Niente da segnalare(2024)

    Show Cinematographer

    Motif score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara(2023)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Django(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Exterior Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Esterno Notte - Seconda Parte (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Esterno Notte - Prima Parte (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Cinematographer

  • Stay Still (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Cinematographer

  • Don't Kill Me(2021)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Generation 56K(2021)

    Show Cinematographer

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Martin Eden(2019)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Sanctuary(2019)

    Show Cinematographer

    Motif score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Baby(2018)

    Show Cinematographer

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Addio fottuti musi verdi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • La ragazza dei miei sogni (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Cinematographer

  • Orecchie(2016)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Ciao, Brother! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Il camionista (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • Too Neapolitan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Cinematographer

  • L'attesa(2015)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • L'amore non perdona (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Cinematographer

  • Un'altra storia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Pasolini(2014)

    Additional Photography

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Qualcosa di noi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Elementary Loves (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Cinematographer

  • Scattered Cloud (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Pugni chiusi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Notizie degli scavi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • One Life, Maybe Two (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Piazza giochi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Cinematographer

  • Hymn to Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Cinematographer

  • Sangue - La morte non esiste (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • Iris Blu (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Cinematographer

  • Germanikus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Assistant Camera

  • The Order(2003)

    Focus Puller

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Harrison's Flowers(2000)

    Focus Puller

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Mass Is Ended(1985)

    as Federico (uncredited)

    Motif score: 89th percentile of all films

  • ORG (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Happy Days (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 42 titles, 40 of them dated from 1979 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023)

$4.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara (2023)

Motif 82nd

Most popular right now

Baby (2018)

Film career

  • 1985Screen debut· The Mass Is Ended

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 42: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting1 of 42: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleCinematography36 of 42: 35 only cinematography, 1 with another role · typical Motif score60thOther crew4 of 42: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s1 · acting2000s6 · crew2010s18 · crew2020s14 · 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.

Awards

Won a Venice award in 2011.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Francesco Di Giacomo's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Motif score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

Starbright (2026)

91st percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Mass Is Ended (1985)

Motif 89th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 78/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 65. 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.

Is Francesco Di Giacomo's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Francesco Di Giacomo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Francesco Di Giacomo's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marco Bellocchio shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers