Portrait of Dino Risi

Directing

Dino Risi

Career

Active from 1946 to 2005, busiest in 1977 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Il Sorpasso
Il Sorpasso
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Dino Risi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Mystery
    2.1, average 4.0
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 14
  • Italian Cinema 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Italian Comedy 6
  • Social Satire 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Classic Italian Comedy 5
  • Lighthearted 5
  • Post-War Italy 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Family Dynamics 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

77
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 48
Aspirante vedovo
Aspirante vedovo (2013)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Story

2000s

2 titles
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala
Rudolf Nureyev alla Scala (2005)

Director

Le ragazze di Miss Italia
Le ragazze di Miss Italia (2002)

Director, Screenplay

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 64
Giovani e belli
Giovani e belli (1996)

Director, Writer

Esercizi di stile
Esercizi di stile (1996)

Director, Screenplay

Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman (1992)
GoodWatch score 75

Characters

I'll Be Going Now
I'll Be Going Now (1991)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

The Invisible Wall
The Invisible Wall (1991)
GoodWatch score 70

as Direttore del Giornale (voice)

Life with the Kids
Life with the Kids (1990)
GoodWatch score 48

Story, Screenplay

1980s

10 titles ยท average score 55
Running Away
Running Away (1989)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Il vizio di vivere
Il vizio di vivere (1988)

Screenplay, Director

Teresa
Teresa (1987)
GoodWatch score 42

Director, Story

Il commissario Lo Gatto
Il commissario Lo Gatto (1986)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

Madman at War
Madman at War (1985)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Writer

Good King Dagobert
Good King Dagobert (1984)
GoodWatch score 43

Director, Writer

Sesso e volentieri
Sesso e volentieri (1982)
GoodWatch score 47

Screenplay, Director

Ghost of Love
Ghost of Love (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Screenplay

Sunday Lovers
Sunday Lovers (1980)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

I'm Photogenic
I'm Photogenic (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

Screenplay, Director

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 63
Dear Father
Dear Father (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Story

First Love
First Love (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Story

The New Monsters
The New Monsters (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

The Bishop's Bedroom
The Bishop's Bedroom (1977)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Screenplay

Lost Soul
Lost Soul (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

The Career of a Chambermaid
The Career of a Chambermaid (1976)
GoodWatch score 58

Story, Screenplay

Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman (1974)
GoodWatch score 77

Screenplay, Director

How Funny Can Sex Be?
How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Director

Dirty Weekend
Dirty Weekend (1973)
GoodWatch score 46

Director, Writer

In the Name of the Italian People
In the Name of the Italian People (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

Director

That's How We Women Are
That's How We Women Are (1971)
GoodWatch score 62

Screenplay, Director

The Priest's Wife
The Priest's Wife (1970)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

1960s

20 titles ยท average score 66
I See Naked
I See Naked (1969)
GoodWatch score 61

Story, Director

Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses
Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Story

The Tiger and the Pussycat
The Tiger and the Pussycat (1967)
GoodWatch score 56

Story, Director

The Treasure of San Gennaro
The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Story

Complexes
Complexes (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

Weekend, Italian Style
Weekend, Italian Style (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

Story, Screenplay

The Monsters
The Monsters (1963)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Story

Il Sorpasso
Il Sorpasso (1962)
GoodWatch score 88

Screenplay, Director

March on Rome
March on Rome (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

A Difficult Life
A Difficult Life (1961)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Love and Larceny
Love and Larceny (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

Love in Rome
Love in Rome (1960)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

1950s

19 titles ยท average score 63
The Widower
The Widower (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Story

Venice, the Moon and You
Venice, the Moon and You (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Story

Fast and Sexy
Fast and Sexy (1958)
GoodWatch score 56

Story

Poor But Beautiful
Poor But Beautiful (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Screenplay

Poor Girl, Pretty Girl
Poor Girl, Pretty Girl (1957)
GoodWatch score 64

Story, Director

The Monte Carlo Story
The Monte Carlo Story (1956)
GoodWatch score 48

Story

Scandal in Sorrento
Scandal in Sorrento (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Story

The Sign of Venus
The Sign of Venus (1955)
GoodWatch score 52

Screenplay, Director

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

Writer, Director

The Street of Hope
The Street of Hope (1953)

Director, Writer

Vacation with a Gangster
Vacation with a Gangster (1952)

Director, Screenplay

Anna
Anna (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

Story, Screenplay

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 66
La fabbrica del duomo
La fabbrica del duomo (1949)

Director

1848
1848 (1948)

Director

Tigullio minore
Tigullio minore (1947)

Director, Writer

Towards Life
Towards Life (1946)

Director

Barboni
Barboni (1946)

Director

Piccolo mondo antico
Piccolo mondo antico (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

Assistant Director