Carolina Cavalli was born in Milan, Italy. Her debut feature film, Amanda, premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival in September 2022 and internationally at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). She is the winner of the 2018 Premio Solinas Grant for TV Series. In 2018 she was the recipient of the SFFILM/ Rainin Filmmaking Development Grant for the feature film 'Fremont' (directed by Babak Jalali) which premiered in Sundance 2023. As a writer of Fremont she received and Independent Spirit Award in the John Cassavetes' section.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Writer and director
- 4 on MovieCove
What are Carolina Cavalli's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
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 Carolina Cavalli's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Carolina Cavalli'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
4 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles from 2021 to 2025.
Awards
1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2022–2025.
- Venice award, nominated · Best Film
- Independent Spirit Award, won
- Venice award, nominated
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 Carolina Cavalli's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the dialogue 69/100 and the plot and story 50/100 in their films, across 3 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.
Who does Carolina Cavalli work with?
People who share at least 2 of Carolina Cavalli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Benedetta Porcaroli shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Benedetta PorcaroliShared titles: The Kidnapping of Arabella (2025), Amanda (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Benedetta Porcaroli
Cinematographers and editors
- Lorenzo LevriniShared titles: The Kidnapping of Arabella (2025), Amanda (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Lorenzo Levrini
- Babak JalaliShared titles: Fremont (2023), Amanda (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Babak Jalali
Producers
- Annamaria MorelliShared titles: The Kidnapping of Arabella (2025), Amanda (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Annamaria Morelli
- Antonio CelsiShared titles: The Kidnapping of Arabella (2025), Amanda (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Antonio Celsi
Mixed roles
- Massimo VavassoriShared titles: Amanda (2022), Zero (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Massimo Vavassori
