Portrait of Carlo Lizzani

Directing

Carlo Lizzani

Career

Active from 1946 to 2013, busiest in 2008 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bitter Rice
Bitter Rice
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Carlo Lizzani Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.5, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 10
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Italian Neorealism 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Italian Cinema 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Neorealism 2
  • Historical Context 2
  • Spaghetti Western 2
  • Psychological Impact 2
  • Post-War Italy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles
We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism
We Weren't Just Bicycle Thieves: Neorealism (2013)

as Narrator / Self

Scossa
Scossa (2012)

Director

2000s

10 titles Β· average score 70
Hotel Meina
Hotel Meina (2008)

Director, Writer

All Human Rights for All
All Human Rights for All (2008)

Writer, Director

Giuseppe De Santis
Giuseppe De Santis (2008)

Director

Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel (2008)

Director, Writer

Behind Love and Anger
Behind Love and Anger (2005)

Thanks

Cesare Zavattini
Cesare Zavattini (2003)

Director

Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

John XXIII: The Pope of Peace
John XXIII: The Pope of Peace (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show Β· as Pio XII

Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII (2002)
GoodWatch score 71

as Pio XII

Roberto Rossellini: Fragments and Jokes
Roberto Rossellini: Fragments and Jokes (2001)

as Narrator

1990s

5 titles Β· average score 64
La Donna del Treno
La Donna del Treno (1999)

Director

Celluloide
Celluloide (1996)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay, Director

Rome, November 12, 1994
Rome, November 12, 1994 (1995)

Director

Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier
Stato d'emergenza - Il caso Dozier (1994)

Director

The Wicked
The Wicked (1991)

Director

1980s

12 titles Β· average score 57
12 Directors for 12 Cities
12 Directors for 12 Cities (1989)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Dear Gorbachev
Dear Gorbachev (1988)

Director, Screenplay

The Devils of Monza
The Devils of Monza (1987)

Writer

Assicurazione sulla morte
Assicurazione sulla morte (1987)

Director

Mother Ebe
Mother Ebe (1985)

Director, Writer

Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer (1984)

Director

Nucleo Zero
Nucleo Zero (1984)

Writer, Director

Sabatoventiquattromarzo
Sabatoventiquattromarzo (1984)

Director

The House of the Yellow Carpet
The House of the Yellow Carpet (1983)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Inverno di malato
Inverno di malato (1983)

Director, Writer

Venezia
Venezia (1983)

Director

Fontamara
Fontamara (1980)

Director, Screenplay

1970s

7 titles Β· average score 60
Kleinhoff Hotel
Kleinhoff Hotel (1977)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

San Babila-8 P.M.
San Babila-8 P.M. (1976)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

The Teenage Prostitution Racket
The Teenage Prostitution Racket (1975)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer, Director

The Last Four Days
The Last Four Days (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

Crazy Joe
Crazy Joe (1974)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Black Turin
Black Turin (1972)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Roma bene
Roma bene (1971)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Screenplay

1960s

19 titles Β· average score 60
Love and Anger
Love and Anger (1969)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Writer

The Tough and the Mighty
The Tough and the Mighty (1969)

as Journalist (uncredited)

The Bandit
The Bandit (1969)

Writer, Director

The Violent Four
The Violent Four (1968)
GoodWatch score 69

as Police official (uncredited)

Kill and Pray
Kill and Pray (1967)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Producer

Wake Up and Die
Wake Up and Die (1966)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Producer

The Hills Run Red
The Hills Run Red (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

The Dirty Game
The Dirty Game (1965)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

It's a Hard Life
It's a Hard Life (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Screenplay

The Verona Trial
The Verona Trial (1963)

Director

Duel of Champions
Duel of Champions (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay

The Hunchback
The Hunchback (1960)

Screenplay, Director

1950s

12 titles Β· average score 68
Esterina
Esterina (1959)

Director

Behind the Great Wall
Behind the Great Wall (1958)

Director

The Screwball
The Screwball (1956)

Director, Writer

Chronicle of Poor Lovers
Chronicle of Poor Lovers (1954)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

Human Torpedoes
Human Torpedoes (1954)

Screenplay

Love in the City
Love in the City (1953)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

At the Edge of the City
At the Edge of the City (1953)

Director, Writer

Amore che si paga
Amore che si paga (1953)

Director

Attention! Bandits!
Attention! Bandits! (1951)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

Under the Olive Tree
Under the Olive Tree (1950)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Something Changed in Midday
Something Changed in Midday (1950)

Director

Modena, una cittΓ  dell'Emilia rossa
Modena, una cittΓ  dell'Emilia rossa (1950)

Director

1940s

6 titles Β· average score 77
Bitter Rice
Bitter Rice (1949)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay, Story

The Mill on the Po
The Mill on the Po (1949)
GoodWatch score 64

First Assistant Director

Germany, Year Zero
Germany, Year Zero (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

Assistant Director, Screenplay

Togliatti Γ¨ ritornato
Togliatti Γ¨ ritornato (1948)

Screenplay, Director

Tragic Hunt
Tragic Hunt (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

Co-Director, Story

Outcry
Outcry (1946)

as Don Camillo, il prete